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Russian warplanes buzz USS Ronald Reagan
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| 10-29-2015
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Posted on 10/29/2015 11:59:58 AM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: pabianice
"This is blown all out of proportion. The Tu-95 âbearâ is a 60-year-old, 450 knot turboprop as big as a 767. I have no doubt it was spotted by the E-2D on patrol at least 150 miles from the CBG. That they came within a mile at 500 AGL was just a stunt. Had they had their targeting radar on they would have been splashed long before that. After all, the open ocean is what the US Navy seeks to protect.
Any time, these days, I see an article about close encounters with Tu-95 I can't help thinking that they're being used as a distraction or diversion.
To: exit82
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10/29/2015 5:20:40 PM PDT
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: EQAndyBuzz
The modern variant of the old Cold War howdy do.
To: dp0622
It gets worse. The Russians are selling these to whoever shows up with the money.
Yup, that's four big self-contained anti-shipping missiles that can launch themselves out of a standard-looking cargo container.
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posted on
10/29/2015 7:11:26 PM PDT
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Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: virgil
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posted on
10/29/2015 7:12:38 PM PDT
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Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: exit82
>>>>>>The symbolism is not lostâafter all Ronald Reagan was the architect of the fall of the Soviet Union.<<<<<<<
Speking of symbolism, after Ruskies fired salvo of 26 cruse missiles from the Caspian Sea, USS Theodore Roosevelt suddenly left post in the Persian Gulf. I wonder what Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper thinks about it.(CVN-71 was named after the 26th President of The United States).
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10/29/2015 7:25:09 PM PDT
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DTA
To: tcrlaf
I was on the FDR (CVA-42) when we were in the Med during the Cold War times in ‘60-62. Flight deck; Catapults Division.
When anchored off shore in Naples, the Russians flew a couple of jets a day at high speed over the ship at about 400 ft. just to show off.
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10/30/2015 1:49:53 AM PDT
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octex
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