Not to mention the 2000 attached Marines. Carrier groups are our primary means of projecting power. On Oct 23, 2012 1:55 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:356415 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
