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To: dila813

“1. It is going to cost them a ton of money that they could use for something much more dangerous
2. They don’t know how to support and maintain these ships
3. They don’t know how to defend them
4. They don’t have the training to run them
5. They don’t know how to use them”

additionally theu don’t do underway replenishment which is why they are “helping” build ports arouns westpac and the indian ocean much like british coaling stations post american civil war. also everywhere they go they are in range of land-based aircraft and shore-launched SSMs so they better have a good escort fleet w/ strong AAW and ASW.


168 posted on 08/13/2011 9:03:07 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: bravo whiskey
additionally theu don’t do underway replenishment

And all their sailors have their hair in pigtails.


171 posted on 08/14/2011 2:27:54 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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