Two helicopter carriers sold to Russia ..

Catfish · 05-16-14, 10:36 AM

.. by France. Ok, really they are "Amphibious Assault Ships", but still they can carry "16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles including 13 AMX-56 Leclerc tanks, or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion, and 450 soldiers.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/41/41771/1.html

Apart from the medial overblown Ukraine 'crisis', I wonder if that is the right thing to do ..

Jimbuna · 05-16-14, 10:41 AM

Poor timing at best.

CCIP · 05-16-14, 10:52 AM

Old news, that deal has been on for many years now.

Platapus · 05-17-14, 06:24 AM

Helicopter carriers?

In the US we call them tractor-trailers.

What's all the hub bub?

August · 05-17-14, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Helicopter carriers?

In the US we call them tractor-trailers.

What's all the hub bub?

That's no Army transport. Looks like somebody bought themselves a beautiful Huey!

Wolferz · 05-17-14, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by August

That's no Army transport. Looks like somebody bought themselves a beautiful Huey!

Nah. Huey just enjoys skateboarding.

STEED · 05-17-14, 09:34 AM

Jim do you think we can sell the Tory party to them as well?

Skybird · 05-17-14, 09:36 AM

The only thing missing is that the two ships get stationed with the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol.

Jimbuna · 05-17-14, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Jim do you think we can sell the Tory party to them as well?

That could be one hell of a challenge but worth trying

August · 05-17-14, 01:47 PM

Channel your inner subsim warrior. There are two types of ship. Submarines and targets. These buckets belong to the latter category.

Platapus · 05-18-14, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by August

That's no Army transport. Looks like somebody bought themselves a beautiful Huey!

That does look like a UH-1 don't it.

Many memories of the UH-1 Mostly good, some not so good.

Alex · 05-18-14, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

.. by France. Ok, really they are "Amphibious Assault Ships", but still they can carry "16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles including 13 AMX-56 Leclerc tanks, or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion, and 450 soldiers.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/41/41771/1.html

Apart from the medial overblown Ukraine 'crisis', I wonder if that is the right thing to do ..

If I wanted to be honest with everyone worldwide - at the risk of offending a few, unfortunately, since blunt honesty is not appreciated

- , I'd just go around the group and ask everyone what the hell does France need to ask the US or NATO about, does France really need to learn anything from people coming from another continent which history is based on the achieved genocide of a human race butchered by criminals whose distant descendants precisely are those who keep criticizing everyone else for what they do ?

But well. Personally as a french man I'll just say I'm happy to see how much that industry of ours is appreciated, and how much our workers are gifted and competent - the construction process of those ships was shortened by many months. This kind of ship will probably improve the russian force projection capacities in a good way.

Let's just hope we little frenchies will have enough time to leave NATO so that we won't have to face those ships in that stuff looking like a probable third world war.

No need to worry about those 2 ships before some time though. French workers did what they were told - and so those ships will most certainly spend something like a year at some russian shipyard so that all kinds of spying devices mounted on them on behalf of the US can be removed.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,774 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Two helicopter carriers sold to Russia .. .. by France. Ok, really they are "Amphibious Assault Ships", but still they can carry "16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles including 13 AMX-56 Leclerc tanks, or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion, and 450 soldiers. http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/41/41771/1.html Apart from the medial overblown Ukraine 'crisis', I wonder if that is the right thing to do ..

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Poor timing at best. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Old news, that deal has been on for many years now. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Helicopter carriers? In the US we call them tractor-trailers. What's all the hub bub? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Jim do you think we can sell the Tory party to them as well? __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,665 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The only thing missing is that the two ships get stationed with the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,216 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Channel your inner subsim warrior. There are two types of ship. Submarines and targets. These buckets belong to the latter category. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.