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 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The proper way to deal with pirates...

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: The proper way to deal with pirates... Posted: June 21st, 2012, 4:44 am 

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A much cheaper and more effective way to deal with pirates. The international naval patrol isn't always out there 24/7.

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: TITANIC II apparently possible (not another film)

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: TITANIC II apparently possible (not another film) Posted: June 21st, 2012, 4:23 am 

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About 10 years ago Popular Mechanics had an article about a new build Titanic and that it could not be an exact replica. Welding has replaced rivets and that weight reduction would have to be considered. Also waste and garbage systems would have to be installed as per marine law that Titanic didn't ...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: Multi-Role Fighter

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: Multi-Role Fighter Posted: June 13th, 2012, 11:55 pm 

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The CVV design proposed in the late 70's was designed to handle a 12 ship squadron of F-14's and that was a 60,000 ton design so that would probably be the minimum design. Some folks here seem to be turned off by the Tomcats age but the other designs aren't spring chickens either. The Su-33 and F-18...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: Multi-Role Fighter

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: Multi-Role Fighter Posted: June 13th, 2012, 7:25 am 

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Well folks the it stated fleet defence fighter in the title and the F-14 was designed from the ground up to do that. Politics kept it from being developed into a full multi-role design. The Navy went with the Super Hornet upgrade on the heels of the A-12 cluster fook and needed to go with a cheaper ...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: Multi-Role Fighter

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: Multi-Role Fighter Posted: June 12th, 2012, 3:52 am 

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Hmmm no love for the F-14. If it had been allowed to evolve into a new production Tomcat 21 with full multi-role crews would still be wearing the "Anytime Baby" patch. That the Iranians have been able to keep a few flying US naval aviation should feel like its been wacked in the gonads by a wrecking...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The Diamond Jubilee

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: The Diamond Jubilee Posted: June 6th, 2012, 10:01 pm 

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No confusion I know that the river trip and fleet review are two different things. During Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 165 Royal Navy warships turned out for review. My train of thought was is the Queen wondering how in the span of 60 years that the Royal Navy has fallen so far?

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The Diamond Jubilee

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: The Diamond Jubilee Posted: June 6th, 2012, 12:05 am 

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I have to confess that I would like to know what was going through the Queen's mind during the trip on the Thames. In 1953 the Royal Navy formed up in Spithead for review by the newly crowned Elizabeth. There were 197 vessels present not counting foreign warships. Now the RN is so small they decided...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The Diamond Jubilee

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: The Diamond Jubilee Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 6:40 am 

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Queen Victoria reigned 64 years 1837-1901. In my alternate universe Queen Elizabeth would review the Grand Fleet with Admiral Sir John Fisher. As Emperor of North America I would send a squadron of South Dakota superdreadnoughts to salute the long regin of Elizabeth. God Save the Queen!

 Forum: Real Designs  Topic: HMS Agincourt (1914)

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: HMS Agincourt (1914) Posted: May 13th, 2012, 11:08 pm 

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Ah the "Gin Palace" very nice job drawing her. Always liked the design but due to all those guns her armor was less than standard battleships.

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: what Naval books have you been reading?

Dreadnaught
 Post subject: Re: what Naval books have you been reading? Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 5:15 am 

Replies: 40
Views: 24746


Re read Barrett Tillman's Clash of the Carriers for the umpteeth time. (Battle of the Phil Sea)
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