Meeee toooooooooo!
M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Gaines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Betsy Brennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Ben Yalow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:46 P
Subject: Re[2]: Carrier Class Gateway
> Betsy,
>
> I agree.
>
> Please take the off-topic nonsense off the IETF list.
>
> You are wasting my time.
>
> Gene Gaines
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sterling, Virginia USA
>
>
> On Friday, April 27, 2001, 5:10:59 PM, Betsy wrote:
>
> > 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
> >> -----
> >> Ben Yalow [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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