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To: ansel12
Many in the Army are disillusioned and moral is very low. What is going on with the Navy is even worse. Tell me genius, how many of our carriers are deployed at this time?

Weapons platforms are falling into decrepitude. R & D is nonexistent.

Yet you spout your nonsense about how we have the most powerful military on the plant.

Well, I hate to tell you this skippy, we don't.

Our forces are hollowed out. It'll take 20 years to repair the damage already done and obama is still cutting defense spending.

This is not me being ‘pro russian’. This is me telling you you are wrong, but I doubt you are man enough to admit you're wrong.

Seems to me your vast knowledge of our military wouldn't fill a thimble.

52 posted on 11/26/2014 9:27:18 AM PST by appalachian_dweller (Live each day as if it's your last. It might be.)
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To: appalachian_dweller
Yet you spout your nonsense about how we have the most powerful military on the plant. Well, I hate to tell you this skippy, we don't.

Interesting, you think that Russia is the most powerful military on the planet?

54 posted on 11/26/2014 9:29:10 AM PST by ansel12
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To: appalachian_dweller

**”What is going on with the Navy is even worse. Tell me genius, how many of our carriers are deployed at this time?”**

You think the Russian Navy is superior to ours and NATO?

How many carriers does Russia have again?
One, built by Ukraine, and they never leave port without a tug boat in case it breaks down.

“In December 1991, she sailed from the Black Sea to join the Northern Fleet. Only from 1993 on did she receive aircraft.”

“In December 1991, she sailed from the Black Sea to join the Northern Fleet. Only from 1993 on did she receive aircraft”

“At the end of 1997 she remained immobilized in a Northern Fleet shipyard, awaiting funding for major repairs, which were halted when they were only 20% complete. The overhaul was completed in July 1998, and the ship returned to active service in the Northern fleet on 3 November 1998. “

“Kuznetsov apparently remained in port for about two years before preparing for another Mediterranean deployment scheduled for the winter of 2000–2001. This deployment was cancelled due to the loss of the nuclear-powered submarine Kursk.”

“In late 2003 and early 2004, Kuznetsov went to sea for inspection and trials. During the 2005 exercise, one of her Su-33 fighters was involved in an accident, and fell from the carrier into the Atlantic Ocean.”

“On 27 September 2006 it was announced that Admiral Kuznetsov will return to service in the Northern Fleet by the end of the year. The ship will undergo another modernization refit, in an attempt to correct some of her many technical issues.”

“On 5 December 2008 the aircraft carrier and several other vessels left Severomorsk heading for the Atlantic on a tour which was announced would be lasting several months and which would include combat training including joint drills with Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and visits to several ports in the Mediterranean. On this tour while the Admiral Kuznetsov anchored off Turkey on 7 January 2009 a small fire broke out on the ship. One crew member was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. The fire was caused by a short-circuit.
On 16 February 2009, Admiral Kuznetsov, along with other Russian naval vessels was involved in a large oil spill while she refuelled off the south coast of Ireland.”

“Although financial and technical problems have resulted in limited operations for the ship, it is expected that Admiral Kuznetsov will remain in active duty until at least 2030.”


73 posted on 11/26/2014 9:43:21 AM PST by ansel12
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To: appalachian_dweller

Carriers deployed ? The morons running this country sent the Ronald Reagan right into the nuclear fallout cloud from Fukushima. Some of those sailors are dieing now.


86 posted on 11/26/2014 10:06:32 AM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: appalachian_dweller

sorry a.d.
who has a military stronger?
answer; no ONE

CARRIER DEPLOYMENT DATA IS EASILY AVAILABLE
do you mean big deck or assault?


139 posted on 11/26/2014 1:07:59 PM PST by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives)
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