JayB Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Nimitz Class: CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Displacement: 96,358 tons Length: 1,040 feet Beam: 134 feet Speed: 30 knots Power plant: Two nuclear reactors, four steam turbines, four shafts, 280,00 shaft horsepower. Aircraft: 90 Armament: Sea Sparrow missiles Four Phalanx anti-missile guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Thanks for the info Jay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbw1966 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Patriot was designed to be an anit-aircraft missile. Its been proven to be a very poor choice for use as an anti-missile defense. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I have heard from 2 different former Navy personel that most modern day Aircraft Carriers can do over 50 knots, but it's "classified". Â Anyone know how many other countries have Aircraft Carriers? The answer may leave you in "shock and awe". Â Air Craft Carriers are so cool! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Bronco said: Anyone know how many other countries have Aircraft Carriers? The answer may leave you in "shock and awe". Â I'd say less than 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Greg_W said: E-Rock, Â In my understanding, having an aircraft carrier sitting off the coast of somewhere sends a much louder message than having a troopship full of Marines sitting in the same place. An aircraft carrier can reach out a lot farther and put the hurt on with greater ease than attempting to land troops and get into action. That was my point, not that it would necessarily lessen the number of troops currently needed in the Iraq situation. Â Greg_W Â Don't Marines primarily use aircraft carriers for transport to their missions? So I think the ones we have already are full of marines ready for action. Â You're all so excited about a new big boat that costs a lot of money - jillions according to ChucK. Meanwhile our own roads, schools, and healthcare systems, not to mention our utility infrastructure are all in serious need of attention. Boys and their toys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 If someone sinks it will the papers proclaim "BUSH GOES DOWN WITH COPIOUS ESCAPAGE OF SEAMEN" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Bronco said: I have heard from 2 different former Navy personel that most modern day Aircraft Carriers can do over 50 knots, but it's "classified". Â My friend who was on one told me over 60 when they needed to. Imagine wake boarding behind one of those things!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_J Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Necronomicon said: That fat cunt Condoleeza Rice has an oil tanker named after her. Does that count? (What a coincidence! A former oil executive with her name on a super-tanker is the current president's National Security Advisor! What are the odds???) Â Fat??? Necro, ya better get an eye exam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 sisu_suomi said: Necronomicon said: That fat cunt Condoleeza Rice has an oil tanker named after her. Does that count? (What a coincidence! A former oil executive with her name on a super-tanker is the current president's National Security Advisor! What are the odds???) Â Fat??? Necro, ya better get an eye exam! Dunno who she is or what she does, but she sure is a good-lookin milf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Sphinx said: sisu_suomi said: Necronomicon said: That fat cunt Condoleeza Rice has an oil tanker named after her. Does that count? (What a coincidence! A former oil executive with her name on a super-tanker is the current president's National Security Advisor! What are the odds???) Â Fat??? Necro, ya better get an eye exam! Dunno who she is or what she does, but she sure is a good-lookin milf. Â Uh, National Security Advisor? Ring any bells genius? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 A) condeleeza rice is not good looking and you guys are blind  B) funny how all this talk about USA's badass toys comes on this date, as if the reassure that we are in fact badass.  C) the answer is yes, we are badass. and I just can't imagine we need yet another aircraft carrier though they are cool. imagine how much stool per minute is produced on one of those. it boggles the mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 ehmmic said:Â You're all so excited about a new big boat that costs a lot of money - jillions according to ChucK. Meanwhile our own roads, schools, and healthcare systems, not to mention our utility infrastructure are all in serious need of attention. Boys and their toys... Â I have to agree with about boys and BIG toys or substitute penis enlargements. It may be true that we are lacking funds to fix roads and schools. But wouldn't that be the responsiblity of our state budget and not federal funding. I could be wrong, but someone informed me that federal is to serve and PROTECT the country - not take time or money intervene with state issues. It also seems that our federal government has been trying to take over the state's job as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 kitten said: ehmmic said:Â You're all so excited about a new big boat that costs a lot of money - jillions according to ChucK. Meanwhile our own roads, schools, and healthcare systems, not to mention our utility infrastructure are all in serious need of attention. Boys and their toys... Â I have to agree with about boys and BIG toys or substitute penis enlargements. It may be true that we are lacking funds to fix roads and schools. But wouldn't that be the responsiblity of our state budget and not federal funding. I could be wrong, but someone informed me that federal is to serve and PROTECT the country - not take time or money intervene with state issues. It also seems that our federal government has been trying to take over the state's job as well. Â I see you are learning, Grasshopper (or at least absorbing the ranting). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Greg_W said:Â I see you are learning, Grasshopper (or at least absorbing the ranting). Eventually some things do sink in. I am just as stubborn as the rest! the ranting...well......maybe... that could drive it into ones skull!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrambler Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I gotta toss this in. Here's the other end of the spectrum.  Stealth gunboat  Visby Class Corvette  Carbon fiber--fast and hard to detect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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