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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:04 PM Original message |
Speculation grows on China aircraft carrier plans |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Looks like we're going to have some competition in the Pacific now |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It's been looking that way for some time. nt |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's what our Navy would like us to think... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Perhaps, but that's not the only place I read it and there's no denying a higher profile... |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Higher profile, sure, and a bit of "prestige"... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. When they get up to about 5 to 10 carriers, we would then start to worry. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. Aircraft carriers seem pretty useless in the 21st century. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It's the prestige value as much as anything |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Actually it is just the opposite |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Its lead-lining will poison everything in its wake |
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Xolodno (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Didn't I recently read... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hey, it they want to throw money away, that's OK with me. |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. An aircraft carrier would not be of benefit to China |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. They would use SU-30s - excellent aircraft. nt |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. That's OK, because next they'll buy Boeing |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. While we're selling them a carrier |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. The world needs more dreadnoughts |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. That would be tragic if the second half of the 21st century looked like the end of the 1800s. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yep, nothing like a naval arms race |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. one carrier makes only a training vessel and not a fleet |
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Angleae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. They already have. |
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