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£35m contract allows assembly of Navy Super Carriers
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| 11 feb 08
| uk MoD
Posted on 02/11/2008 1:54:12 PM PST by Rikstir
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To: Rikstir
Someone needs to tell the Brits that their cute little mini-flattop does NOT meet the definition of “Super Carrier”.
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posted on
02/11/2008 6:20:03 PM PST
by
Ronin
(Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS.)
To: Ronin
A supercarrier is defined as a carrier of 75,000 tons displacement or more. It is possible that fully loaded, this new class will meet that definition.
However, advances in technology mean that a lot of weight will be saved, and these carriers will have the capabilities, though not the actual displacement of a supercarrier....
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posted on
02/12/2008 4:46:21 AM PST
by
thundrey
To: Ronin
You wont want it in your battlegroups then will you?????
Thats fine by us, we can save the expenditure and have them patrol around Gib, or the Falklands, instead of acting as your right hand.
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posted on
02/12/2008 8:28:25 AM PST
by
Rikstir
To: AxelPaulsenJr
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posted on
02/12/2008 8:31:49 AM PST
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: Tatze
Have the Brits ever had an angled deck? They invented the angle deck.
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posted on
02/12/2008 8:32:57 AM PST
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: Oztrich Boy
Victoria got two The second one was rammed and sunk by HMS Camperdown off Lebanon in 1893.
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posted on
02/12/2008 8:37:34 AM PST
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: Non-Sequitur
The second one was rammed and sunk by HMS Camperdown off Lebanon in 1893. I thought it was Tunisia
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posted on
02/12/2008 9:23:12 AM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Never say yer sorry, mister. It's a sign of weakness)
To: Rikstir
To: Oztrich Boy; Non-Sequitur
And I was wrong, There are two Tripolis, and my brain confabulated the wrong one. Stupid Brain!
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posted on
02/12/2008 9:26:49 AM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Never say yer sorry, mister. It's a sign of weakness)
To: Rikstir
I like the dual-islands concept. I think separating duties makes a lot of sense. Our Navy, on the other hand, is trying to get rid of islands altogether. Eventually, our carriers will end up looking like the abandoned U.S.S United States, which was completely devoid of any island at all.
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posted on
02/12/2008 9:50:43 AM PST
by
DesScorp
To: DesScorp
looks cool. this must be an old design, they don’t look much like F35’s to me!
I ‘spose getting rid of an island or two will increase deck space, but there must be a reason for employing them at present.
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posted on
02/12/2008 10:49:17 AM PST
by
Rikstir
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