you mean speedbumps. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not to mention the 2000 attached Marines. > > Carrier groups are our primary means of projecting power. > On Oct 23, 2012 1:55 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Probably last week - there's an aircraft carrier on station for >> airstrikes in Afghanistan. But carriers are very useful, its just not >> the one ship, its also the 2 cruisers, about 5 to 8 destroyers, and >> the same number of frigates. There's typically 2 or 3 hunter-killer >> nuclear subs escorting the battle group. There's there's all the >> support ships and their escorts. Its a very powerful force that has >> more firepower than many nations. Every time one of the carrier groups >> from the 7th fleet go out into the yellow sea the chinese has fits. >> >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > When is the last time an aircraft carrier was used in combat? >> > >> > Perhaps the Chinese bought it for PR value, which seems to be what our >> > carriers are for these days as well. Saber rattling and all that. >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Its a rusted Kirov class hulk. Some Chinese speculator originally >> >> bought it from the Russians as a floating casino. The PLA navy thought >> >> it would be a good idea to buy it. I think that in a couple of years >> >> the guy who came up with that solution will be tending cabbages in >> >> some re-education farm. >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >
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