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To: sukhoi-30mki; Army Air Corps; MeganC
Most impressive.

I see the Chinese are calling it a Cruiser.

If this were a western ship it would be a "corvette" or some such nonsense to please the handwringers in the legislatures.

"Frigate" sounds less expensive and scary than "Cruiser" or "Battlecruiser".

3 posted on 10/05/2017 12:34:28 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: KC_Lion

At 10,000 tons, we’d call it a destroyer.


10 posted on 10/05/2017 12:57:55 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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