I'm sure this is a stupid question (and I will probably get flamed for this email),
but what does this have to do with the IETF?
Ben Yalow wrote:
> At 05:00 PM 4/26/01 -0700, Peter Deutsch wrote:
> >
> >
> >"Willis, Scott L" wrote:
> >>
> >> Why Waste time with calculations, It's an American Ship! Swing the 16" guns
> >> and blow the Bridge. Bush can call it routine and not apologize for it.
> >
> >Errr, actually carriers don't have 16" guns, the battleships did. There
> >*were* smaller caliber turrents on the older (e.g. WWII Essex class)
> >carriers for antiaircraft work, and the newer carriers have such things
> >as Phalanx for the same reason, but definitely not something as big as
> >16". Now, sending off a flight of F-15s with laser guided weapons on the
> >other hand...
>
> Actually, while the Essex class carried some smaller guns (5", and then lots
> of smaller caliber), the largest guns on US carriers were on Lexington
> (CV-2), and Saratoga (CV-3). Since they were originally laid down as battle
> cruisers, and later converted to carriers, they still had 8 8" guns.
>
> >
> >
> > - peterd
>
> Ben
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