and besides combat, the use of a carrier task group, especially the nuke powered carrier, when applied to a problem like an earthquake in the Caribbean or a tsunami in Asia, is truly awesome.
big-ass carrot AND stick in one. On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > Probably last week - there's an aircraft carrier on station for > airstrikes in Afghanistan. But carriers are very useful, its just not > the one ship, its also the 2 cruisers, about 5 to 8 destroyers, and > the same number of frigates. There's typically 2 or 3 hunter-killer > nuclear subs escorting the battle group. There's there's all the > support ships and their escorts. Its a very powerful force that has > more firepower than many nations. Every time one of the carrier groups > from the 7th fleet go out into the yellow sea the chinese has fits. > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> When is the last time an aircraft carrier was used in combat? >> >> Perhaps the Chinese bought it for PR value, which seems to be what our >> carriers are for these days as well. Saber rattling and all that. >> >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Larry C. Lyons >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> Its a rusted Kirov class hulk. Some Chinese speculator originally >>> bought it from the Russians as a floating casino. The PLA navy thought >>> it would be a good idea to buy it. I think that in a couple of years >>> the guy who came up with that solution will be tending cabbages in >>> some re-education farm. >>> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:356394 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
