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 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: Scottish Defence Force 2014

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: Scottish Defence Force 2014 Posted: November 26th, 2013, 1:47 am 

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Darthpanda, A couple of alternatives: 1) A republican Scotland without a royal sovereign. In this case you would need to drop "Royal" from the service and regiment titles. 2) A return to pre-1707 Act of Union practice where the two independent countries share a common sovereign. This seems to the mo...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: List of vessels captured by the USN and put into service

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: List of vessels captured by the USN and put into service Posted: October 14th, 2013, 1:57 pm 

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I need to make a correction--the Elcano was captured by the US ARMY! She and about 20 other Spanish gunboats were taken over by the US Navy-after we paid the Spanish for them. The longest serving ex-Spanish gunboats were the were the Elcano, Pampanga, and Villalobos, all serving in Asia and all used...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: List of vessels captured by the USN and put into service

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: List of vessels captured by the USN and put into service Posted: October 14th, 2013, 12:40 am 

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At the time the Horst Wessel was allotted to the U.S., the Coast Guard was back under the control of the Treasury Department, so its was directly commissioned into the USCG without out serving under the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy has operated several captured vessels, some for many years. HMS Macedoni...

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The smallest boat/ship you have been on.

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: The smallest boat/ship you have been on. Posted: May 26th, 2013, 3:28 pm 

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small row boat for me.

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: Largest ship(boat) you've seen/been on.

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: Largest ship(boat) you've seen/been on. Posted: May 24th, 2013, 12:02 am 

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I saw the PCU Gerald R. Ford this past weekend at Newport News. She is getting close to completion.
The largest ship I have been aboard is the USS Carl Vinson.
The largest ship I have sailed on is the SS United States.

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: FD Scale Aircraft 4

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 4 Posted: May 5th, 2013, 6:53 pm 

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Eswube, any chance of doing the Chinese PLA Air Force ELINT Tu-154s?

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: What is this, I don't even.

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: What is this, I don't even. Posted: May 2nd, 2013, 10:10 pm 

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Looks like an alien creature from Doctor Who.

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The Future Of The DDG's of United States Navy

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: The Future Of The DDG's of United States Navy Posted: April 23rd, 2013, 12:57 am 

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Seeker and Bullfrog, The Defense Department still does not seem to have shaken its Cold War mentality. They are still planning for fighting a major superpower in two theatres. There are certainly threats in both East Asia and Southwest Asia, but as you note the systems we build to counter these thre...

 Forum: Real Designs  Topic: British carriers 50-85.

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: British carriers 50-85. Posted: April 12th, 2013, 2:26 am 

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Are those Short Sturgeon?

 Forum: Off Topic  Topic: The Future Of The DDG's of United States Navy

deankal55
 Post subject: Re: The Future Of The DDG's of United States Navy Posted: April 11th, 2013, 1:35 am 

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I wasn’t trying to compare the Zumwalt with WWII destroyers, just pointing out that for 15,000 tons the Zumwalts make 30+ knots; carry 2 155mm guns and 2 57 mm guns; carry 80 missiles and 2 helicopters; and berth 140 crew members. For the same displacement a U.S. cruiser in WWII made 32 to 33 knots;...
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