SUBSIM Radio Room Forums



SUBSIM: The Web's #1 resource for all submarine & naval simulations since 1997

Go Back   SUBSIM Radio Room Forums > General > General Topics
Forget password? Reset here

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 02-28-06, 03:46 PM   #17
SUBMAN1
Rear Admiral
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 11,866
Downloads: 0
Uploads: 0
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by *[FOX
* Bort]
Quote:
Jimmy Carter will be the one they want to keep going. There was a rumor that they were going to mothball the other two........
The Navy has done some dumb things lately, like try to get rid of the Kennedy (which they may still end up doing), but I don't think there is any way they would do something quite that stupid. The Seawolves each cost a fortune and you can be sure the navy will ride them into the ground before they're retired.
My thoughts exactly. THe Kennedy however is gettting too old. Talk about a carrier that is hard to get parts for - I think the Kennedy probably takes the cake being a one off ship! Plus the Ronald Reagan is online and the George HW Bush is coming soon as well. The Kennedy's days are near and end I think.

One thing I notice is that the US Navy doesn't like anything that is old and not sexy. I still think they should have at least one operational Iowa since that ship commands presence. When that thing was in the Persian Gulf, Iran stopped all hostile actions for the entire stay of the ship - that ability (or battleship diplomacy as they say) is worth its weight in gold alone.

-S
__________________
SUBMAN1 is offline   Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:23 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1995- 2025 Subsim®
"Subsim" is a registered trademark, all rights reserved.