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67. Money= political will

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #64)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 09:48 PM

Oct 2012

Money can be found if the will is there. I don't know what nation has enough of either.

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floating Maginot Line ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #1

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You're joking? Missycim Sep 2012 #25

The chance of a US-China shootin match is about nil Bucky Sep 2012 #30

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Right on..... rppper Oct 2012 #66

Carriers can be sunk no doubt Missycim Oct 2012 #70

It's not a matter of how close... rppper Oct 2012 #73

I thought Mao suits went out of fashion a long time ago. Nolimit Sep 2012 #3

It's not a Mao suit. It was popularized by Sun Yatsen. David__77 Sep 2012 #17

jsr Diclotican Sep 2012 #4

Wal-Mart having pirate trouble? chuckrocks Sep 2012 #5

Sorry to Disagree oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #6

You might also need one to hold on to the Spratlys. sofa king Sep 2012 #16

but to me, it looks like a big sitting duck... no more. defacto7 Sep 2012 #18

Precisely Sherman A1 Sep 2012 #22

I was also oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #23

China doesn't have any fighters that can actually be carrier-launched. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #52

Ever consider the J-18 that is supposed to be under development? oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #53

So in 5-10 years China will be able to launch a plane from a boat. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #54

The Chinese might decide to put together a support battlegroup... nt SylviaD Oct 2012 #65

It's not the US navy they're building up for. Angleae Oct 2012 #68

It has seamen, but no airplanes Kolesar Sep 2012 #7

They're waiting to buy 'em from President Rmoney NBachers Sep 2012 #8

Buy 'em? Why not just wait a couple of years and repossess 'em for free? Bucky Sep 2012 #29

I don't know what the status is of China's carrier aircraft. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #9

What do you mean no airplanes? oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #24

Forgers? caraher Sep 2012 #36

Forgers are almost aircraft, I suppose.. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #41

I guess that makes me an aircraft carrier too! Bucky Sep 2012 #31

I'm a carrier, you're a carrier, he's a carrier, she's a carrier--wait, no she's not Kennah Sep 2012 #55

Chinas used car with an Earl Scheib paint job... Historic NY Sep 2012 #10

Tres North Korean Politicub Sep 2012 #11

they forgot a bilge pump snooper2 Sep 2012 #12

It needs something... like a "mission accomplished" banner Bucky Sep 2012 #28

Several posts here have skirted the issue... Bigmack Sep 2012 #13

Those anti-ship weapons don't even remotely have the range needed. Angleae Sep 2012 #20

I know about US carriers historically... Bigmack Sep 2012 #35

US carriers don't usually operate in the Persian Gulf. Angleae Sep 2012 #39

It says here we have two... Bigmack Sep 2012 #40

Persian Gulf _region._ Posteritatis Sep 2012 #42

Nope.... inside the actual Gulf Bigmack Sep 2012 #46

If the purpose .... Lurker Deluxe Oct 2012 #62

Please describe the smackdown.... Bigmack Oct 2012 #63

They spent a fortune on RUSSIAN weapons Missycim Oct 2012 #69

Most likely we would destroy every military related target we can hack89 Oct 2012 #71

Smackdown Lurker Deluxe Oct 2012 #72

OK.. then! Smack those fuckers down!.... Bigmack Oct 2012 #74

Heh Lurker Deluxe Oct 2012 #75

When designed by the Soviets, this was intended air cover, nothing more happyslug Sep 2012 #14

Chinese Paper Tiger Military. . .looks good in their uniforms, worthless everywhere else Suji to Seoul Sep 2012 #15

You sound like you're channeling Douglas MacArthur (pre-Chosin). I'm sure coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #48

I live here in China. I think i know what I see everyday from the Chinese military Suji to Seoul Oct 2012 #57

I'll readily defer to your current on-the-ground perspective if you promise me you coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #58

nope, because it isn't 1950. Suji to Seoul Oct 2012 #59

It's probably empty... defacto7 Sep 2012 #19

Nice boots. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #21

By the time the Chinese Missycim Sep 2012 #26

The white gloves on the Marine uniforms is a nice touch. Very Edwardian. Bucky Sep 2012 #27

If they build ships like they build roads, we're all set./ n./t Mopar151 Sep 2012 #32

This is the Varyag, the second hull of the Soviet Admiral Kuznetsov class mn9driver Sep 2012 #33

The Su-33 is the Flanker-D, not Forger caraher Sep 2012 #37

Meh... Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #38

There is some question about how well carriers of any nation would survive a major war daleo Sep 2012 #43

China caught up to US space technology of 1965, HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #44

U.S. space technology of 1969 landed men on the moon daleo Sep 2012 #45

China hasn't put a man on moon, HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #49

I would estimate a decade or less for a space station daleo Sep 2012 #51

We have the tech sakabatou Oct 2012 #64

Money= political will daleo Oct 2012 #67

I think the carriers' day is about over 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #47

They have a long ways to go before they are a professional navy in regards to neverforget Sep 2012 #50

Let me get this straight Kennah Sep 2012 #56

The bayonets are a nice touch. Scurrilous Oct 2012 #60

To repel boarders jsr Oct 2012 #61

Just playing devils advocate here but I would think 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #76