1 posted on
02/25/2003 9:43:16 AM PST by
kattracks
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To: kattracks
The French are lucky it didn't sink.
2 posted on
02/25/2003 9:45:23 AM PST by
Paleo Conservative
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To: kattracks
Yup they found out their flight deck was another 3 meters short.
3 posted on
02/25/2003 9:45:39 AM PST by
dts32041
(Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4".)
To: kattracks
after three weeks of exercises in the eastern Mediterranean3 weeks! How exhaustive.
Now for 3 months of liberty!
To: kattracks
French warships ALWAYSreturn to port to surrend..it's part of French Naval doctrine.....this way, the crew doesn't havre to get their feet wet when they disembark......see WW II..French navy surrenders after Brit fleet pounds it..
5 posted on
02/25/2003 9:46:06 AM PST by
ken5050
To: kattracks
"France's only aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle returned to the southern port of Toulon on Tuesday after three weeks of exercises in the eastern Mediterranean." Accompanied by its four attack tugs
To: kattracks
Did they run out of fois gras?
7 posted on
02/25/2003 9:47:16 AM PST by
Timeout
(What's the big deal...I love whirled peas!)
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Re:
...the French armies confirmed that Charles-de-Gaulle will not head for the Gulf region after finishing the exercises in the Mediterranean.
9 posted on
02/25/2003 9:47:48 AM PST by
sonofatpatcher2
(Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: kattracks; newgeezer
War games? Practicing the surrender maneuver? Replenishing the white flag supply? Found live ammo on the ship and had to offload it?
To: kattracks
Three weeks...must have been pinned down by a sniper porpoise.
11 posted on
02/25/2003 9:49:23 AM PST by
TADSLOS
To: kattracks
What sort of exercises would a French carrier conduct? Reducing the time it takes to raise the white flag from 3.2 seconds to 3.1 seconds?
13 posted on
02/25/2003 9:53:38 AM PST by
Redcloak
(bortaS nIvqu' 'oH bortaS'e')
To: kattracks
15 posted on
02/25/2003 9:56:53 AM PST by
byteback
To: kattracks
Surrender ceremonies are planned.
To: kattracks
what happened? Did it Chicken out when it saw what a real Aircraft Carrier looked like?
18 posted on
02/25/2003 10:01:14 AM PST by
Enemy Of The State
(To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.)
To: kattracks; harpseal; Travis McGee; Squantos; sneakypete; Chapita
To: kattracks
"On Feb. 17, the French armies confirmed that Charles-de-Gaulle will not head for the Gulf region after finishing the exercises in the Mediterranean. "
Yep, they are going to station it off the coast of Maryland, in a show of 'force', to deter US and British agrression toward they're gallant leader Saddam.
21 posted on
02/25/2003 10:07:08 AM PST by
uncbuck
(Sen Lawyers, Guns and Money.)
To: kattracks
France has an aircraft carrier?
22 posted on
02/25/2003 10:07:53 AM PST by
yankeedame
("Oh, I can take it, but I'd much rather dish it out.")
To: kattracks
France's only aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle I am no expert but please tell me France has more than one aircraft carrier.
To: kattracks
It would make a great artificial coral reef, or a wreck dive training site.
32 posted on
02/25/2003 10:14:37 AM PST by
MassExodus
(I've hated the French long before that was popular)
To: kattracks
33 posted on
02/25/2003 10:14:47 AM PST by
Hunble
To: kattracks
Nuclear-powered and escorted by a fleet of five frigates, the French carrier has on board 14 Super-Etendards, two radar Hawkeye planes, four Rafales, two Pedro helicopters and two Pumas. 22 aircraft, of which 18 are fixed-wing.
By comparison, a Nimitz-class carrier like the Truman carries 85 aircraft, including F-14 Tomcats, F/A-18 Hornets, EA-6B Prowlers, S-3B Vikings, E-2C Hawkeyes, SH-60 Sea Hawks and C-2 Greyhound.
Candy-ass Frenchies can't even build a respectable carrier (they count on us defending them with our carriers).
37 posted on
02/25/2003 10:17:48 AM PST by
r9etb
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