Blast from the past. Moskva-class helicopter carrier

My mind is zooming around the internet tonight...I blame it on carb depletion leading to a mild case of goofiness.  Regardless, its helping my already vivid imagination play the what if game.

Which brings me to the Moskva Helicopter Carrier.  Get rid of the old fashioned launchers, put in some vertical launch cells, and add a 76mm rapid fire gun to the bow with a few 57mm guns at the stern and you have a formidable assault ship.

Replace those ASW helos with some AH-1Z Super Cobras, add to it a CH-53K or two and some Marines from a Battalion Landing Team (not the "Raid Force"...in my scenario they get to go home to SOCOM) and you have a perfect compliment to influence the coastline of half of Africa or help in the Philippines.

Read about the Moskva here.