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To: Jeff Head
If you look at the bow, it appears to be a jump jet carrier rather than a full sized fleet carrier.

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20 posted on 08/14/2005 6:13:57 PM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Those Poor Poor Rubber Cows)
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To: Servant of the 9

Yes, the Kuznetsov class is a ski-jump take-off carrier...but it is 60-65000 tons, and is considered full deck using the STOAL (Short take off arrested landing) the Russians developed for theirs.


38 posted on 08/14/2005 6:33:53 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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