Tuesday, January 17, 2006
France Has Aircraft Carriers?
Although we tend to forget French war prowess, I think because we are mad at them for stabbing us (particularly Colin Powell) in the back three years ago, they are a nuclear power proud and strong, with a navy with nuclear aircraft carriers, well, one carrier, the Charles De Gaulle, which rarely sails anywhere. They had another one, the Clemenceau, but it's on its way to the ship breakers in India. Slowly. The third, the Foch, was sold to Brazil in 2000.
Egypt has just agreed to let the Clemenceau transit the Suez Canal over the protests of Greenpeace that it has asbestos in it, or something like that.
The Clemenceau displaces about 27,000 tons. Our nuclear power Nimitz class carriers (of which we have 9--the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) being the latest) displace about 100,000, nearly four times as big.
Egypt has just agreed to let the Clemenceau transit the Suez Canal over the protests of Greenpeace that it has asbestos in it, or something like that.
The Clemenceau displaces about 27,000 tons. Our nuclear power Nimitz class carriers (of which we have 9--the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) being the latest) displace about 100,000, nearly four times as big.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 4:39 AM 
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Make those bastards go around the horn like real men! Roger, check out "talking heads" I left another comment
I just love the way men discuss things
sometimes...........
Ou Aircraft carriers are bigger than their aircraft carriers...?!!!!
......ROGER......!!!!!!!!!!!
But it`s how effective they are...surely.....!!!!!!!!
sometimes...........
Ou Aircraft carriers are bigger than their aircraft carriers...?!!!!
......ROGER......!!!!!!!!!!!
But it`s how effective they are...surely.....!!!!!!!!
No, as we all know, size matters--including with aircraft carriers, and some airplanes essential to defense of the carrier group can't take off from the short flight decks of the French carriers. That and near lethal doses of radiation leaking from the poorly shielded reactors is why the De Gaulle sits in port. But I catch your continental drift and I admit that subconsciously I was comparing penis size by talking about the gargantuan size of American ships. Sorry. Projection. Thanks for your uniquely feminine view.
Fear nor, Roger, I was enjoying `having you on`, as usual!!
And yes, the De Gaulle should be scrapped if it is beyond repair.
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And yes, the De Gaulle should be scrapped if it is beyond repair.
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