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Iran is building a fake aircraft carrier...

Started by Razgovory, March 22, 2014, 07:04:16 PM

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dps

Quote from: Viking on March 23, 2014, 12:50:10 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 23, 2014, 11:46:10 AM
Quote from: Viking on March 23, 2014, 06:41:15 AM
I, defer to grumbler on this, but isn't the most important feature of the nimitz carrier not it's nature of being a floating air strip but rather it's ability to sail upwind at 30 knots while launching and retrieving aircraft allowing it to launch two engined super sonic fighters rather than small single person cessnas.

Plenty of carriers other than the Nimitz class could do that;  what it's most important feature is the ability to not need to be refueled for years.

100k tons at 30knts is a class only the Nimitzes and Fords can pull off.

I think what you're trying to get at is that most modern carriers don't have traditional catapults and arrestor gear, so they're limited to operating helicopters and V/STOL aircraft rather than conventional fixed-wing airplanes.  But a ship doesn't have to be 100,000 tons to have catapults--outside the US fleet carriers, the French and Brazilian navies both have a carrier with catapults. 

Josquius

And the Iranians have announced it is indeed a movie set.
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Valmy

Quote from: Tyr on March 25, 2014, 08:38:15 AM
And the Iranians have announced it is indeed a movie set.

A big budget spectacular!  How exciting.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

CountDeMoney


The Brain

How will they make a Top Gun without homosexuals? :hmm:
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

CountDeMoney

They'll replace the volleyball scene with prayer time.

The Brain

Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Viking

First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

CountDeMoney

Good point, these are the heretics we're talking about.

Viking

Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 25, 2014, 10:31:08 AM
Good point, these are the heretics we're talking about.

Habibi, you can be my Jihad-buddy anyday.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.