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Is that the new cruiser type I've heard so much about, the one without weapons? Or are they being installed next tuesday?
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: AHHH!!! REAL LIFE!!! RUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!
The Stormtrooper extras were heard to say.
But really Toadkiller. The least you could do would be to show us pictures. She's a pretty boat. (And with a belly full of jar heads she'll have teeth!)
Why is itthat every year, CGI looks more like real life and real life military hardware looks more like cheap CGI?
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She's a strange looking ship from the pier, with the "stealth" masts and all. Overall it is a nice look once you get used to it. The destroyers we build are much prettier IMHO.
There is a Wasp class, USS Makin Island, being built as well. The LPD is designed to complement them, and probably be a command ship at some point I guess.
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I can't wait for the Zumwalts to get here. Then we really will be playing with CGI looking ships. DD-21
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quote:Originally posted by Balaam Xumucane: But really Toadkiller. The least you could do would be to show us pictures. She's a pretty boat. (And with a belly full of jar heads she'll have teeth!)
So, this is what Senator Hutchinson would look like if she did bukkake porn. It is an odd looking ship, but it's still kinda neat.
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: Dang that's a big basketball court...
Outdoor AND Indoor. And when it's too hot for BBall, you can always play water polo...
I like the destroyers, but the LPD has Marines and asymmetrical deck heights and that just makes it cooler. I realize that for the most part naval guns are a thing of the past, but the Arleigh Burke's just look dinky to me. My uncle was a navigator on an Army LSV. Fugly. But if you're looking for sci-fi, the Spearhead TSV-1X might be your girl.
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48 knots? A squid friend of mine was on Connie and said she could EASILY do 55 knots and she ain't even a nuke. Of course he wore glasses and couldn't judge distances either. Prolly means he was a lookout.
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Wait a sec, ARMY?!??
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Pretty soon the Army will have their own aircraft....oh wait....
Is the Air Force the only branch that doesn't muck around where they don't belong?
I saw a new shot on the DDX and couldn't help thinking that you could raise a Confederate flag over it and it wouldn't look that out of place facing the U.S.S. Monitor. (except for size)
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HA! We ought to use that as another data point in defending the NX design! Similar designs, yet completely different design criteria.
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LSV's are built in a neighboring town. After Katrina they went looking for one they had tied to the dock during the storm. Basically (according to the rumor) they were driving around looking for the ship till a security guard pointed out its new resting place in a nearby field.
Those Army guys.
As for the speed of carriers this site has a great deal of information from people who seem to know their stuff.
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quote: Is the Air Force the only branch that doesn't muck around where they don't belong?
Does the USAF have an equivilent to the RAF Regiment?
Although technically that's just for defending airfields so it's not really where they don't belong.
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