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To: joanie-f; LS; Grampa Dave; soundbits; Noumenon; Lurker; Squantos; JohnHuang2; RobFromGa; ...
Thoughts on this latest update to Red China's growing naval capabilities? Click on the picture in the body of the initial post to go to the site and see the whole thing.

They continue to build very modern, new combatants at a break neck speed. By comparison, since 2000 they have added 72 new major combatants to their fleet. We have added 39, but also decomissioned 45, about 30 of which had ten or more good years of service life left in them.

Anyhow, I would be interested in your thoughts.

56 posted on 09/05/2006 7:29:57 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Jeff Head

It kind of depends on what "decommissioning" actually means. I think we've "recommissioned" a few of the Ohios to be SSCNs. It also depends on how quickly they can be refurbished. My view from WW II is, if it can be made to work at all, the U.S., if enraged, could put to sea 2,000 combat ships in six months.


57 posted on 09/05/2006 7:32:16 AM PDT by LS
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