"Reuters" Disclosure: The French navy sent on the 15th of this month, "Northwest Wind" No. amphibious command ship, "Du Bulei" was composed of anti-submarine destroyer fleet to Shanghai, China 6-day friendly visit, and with the Chinese navy Sino-French joint naval exercise was held. France at this time in large-scale boycott of French goods, the Chinese people's condemnation of the Navy to send "Northwest Wind" was amphibious command ship to China; aim is to please China, the northwest wind amphibious warship number of technology transfer to China.

French "northwest wind" warship is a very special ship, which is the product of civil-military cooperation. It cost only one-tenth of an aircraft carrier, Captain, 200 meters off the deck area of 5,200 square meters, while for six helicopter landing. It can serve as a command ship, can also interfere with the task to perform in combat, and even transformed into a marine hospital.

Both are French soldiers and foreign soldiers have added to its praise: "'northwest wind' warship, which is already looking forward to the Navy a warship." Australian Navy are ready to order two, other countries are also seriously considering the Navy this problem. Either from the rapid increase of innovative construction methods, or from the delicate nature of the whole structure, the "northwest wind" warship is to make success.

It is considered a new generation of warships known as the BPC, is that it can either go out to perform tasks, can also become operational command platform. Defense agreement in accordance with the requirements of the EU, its mission is to conduct amphibious operations. People give it the nickname is "no better you": it is good, in fact there are some controversial, mainly because the back looked like less than half the ship hull. But for 300 million euros a warship, it is more than a giant aircraft carrier for the Marine commanders preferred to complete some mission: to deal with the crisis, such as landing forces quickly, most recently in Africa, is one such; then there are on the face of natural disasters rescue people. Warship can also create various military services and even operations command center or the Allied general staff.

"Northwest Wind" warship has many advantages, most notably on call 365 days a year at any time to set sail. 4, Taiwan and Finland made the ship diesel alternator watts West overhaul interval of time up to 12,000 hours, which means that every time a long time before overhaul. Maintenance time only 36 hours, and can be carried out during the voyage!

Great advantage of this situation is reflected in warships on standby to deal with various global emergency. Let us look at 26 December 2004 tsunami situation: the only French helicopter carrier, has served 40 years of "Joan of Arc" was carrying four light helicopters, 16 doctors and humanitarian supplies, in the 3 weeks to reach the incident area. Meulaboh in Indonesia waters month's achievements are as follows: medical consultation 1400, to 8600 children have been vaccinated.

Mission in the "northwest wind" warship may be slightly faster, but more importantly, it will provide an incredibly large technical and medical platform that can rapidly improve the capacity of relevant regional medical emergency. In practice, the equipment provided by Military Department, may be formed from a severe burn unit, or an extremely modern operating room, or a has the most advanced equipment in the radiology room. Similarly, also in support of telemedicine technology for surgery. Installation of these complete sets of equipment, while the supply of sterile water, electricity and medical oxygen, these early in the design of warships good time to plan.

"Northwest Wind" was the second strength is the commitment to the preparation of joint military operations and command work. Warship can set a "carrier operating level" of the command post, that is, away from the battle area closest to the coast 15 miles (28 kilometers) of space for a general staff for its operations with a command of all the necessary modern equipment, especially communication facilities.

Let the "northwest wind" was able to play the role of communications equipment and command post, "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier equipment used is the same. The system can not only high-traffic real-time contact information, and because of its traffic than to have the best equipment, but also higher than 4 times the U.S. warships, which can be held at the naval strength of the video conferencing confidentiality. Combat regional air traffic control tasks can be completed to a modern destroyer, for example, "Let Barthes," the destroyer can assume the task of the control tower.

In the "Northwest Wind" was on, by virtue of a removable bulkhead system, space reserved for the command post can be adjusted. It can accommodate up to 300 personnel and information and electronic equipment. As a result of a "plug and play" approach, the command post after connecting the device to work.

"Northwest Wind" in the other case is especially important role, it is the military transfer. Drawn from the lessons of the recent action that forces a long time to ensure the normal life of the ship is necessary. In the "Northwest Wind" was on 450 units with a 150 square meter gym, and every 4 or 6 people in a compartment, enough with the "Queen Mary 2," Cruise's compartment comparable.