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Old December 2nd 07, 03:06 AM posted to sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default Russian Carrier Plans Part One

In article 704fd56f-c3d6-4cf4-b5a1-
, says...
On Nov 17, 8:38 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"Mr.Smartypants" wrote:

:On Nov 17, 7:09 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:: "Mr.Smartypants" wrote:

:
: :On Nov 16, 9:50 pm, wrote:
: : See:
: :
: :
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russ...t_One_999.html
: :
: : Nice plans, but can they be carried out?
: :
: :
: :Why not?
: :
: :Russia has billions and billions of EUROS worth of oil and gas.
: :
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: If mere money would do it, Saudi Arabia would have a huge carrier
: aviation organization.
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: They don't.
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: The United States, with a stronger economy and much more experience in
: carrier aviation didn't build at anything near the rate the Russians
: claim they want to.
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: What reason is there to believe they can do it?
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:I guess you didn't notice what they did in WW II.
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:Thousands of tanks.
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:Hundreds of thousands of sub-machine guns.
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:Ammo.
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:and all while under attack.
:

I guess you don't know the difference between manufacturing bullets
and building carrier strike groups.



I guess you believe that the Soviets never had any kind of navy and
now Russia is venturing into naval shipbuilding for the very first
time EVER!!


Were you to actually study Russia a bit you will find they never really
have operated a Blue Water navy successfully...