Thread: "Vanishing American Air Superiority"
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Old March 16th 10, 08:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
Jack Linthicum
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On Mar 16, 3:46*pm, Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Mar 16, 1:09*pm, "Ray O'Hara" wrote:

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a DESRON steaming by at high speed would have been enough to swamp the river
barges that didn't founder on their own

The ones I saw on the Neckar had substantial freeboard:http://www.freefoto.com/images/2026/...and-Barges--Ri...

jsw

50-50, seas would probably get them before any DDs arrived

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bu...C3%B6we%22.jpg