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Romney's Majestic Plans for the USN

I'm sure that this won't be news to you fine gents, but I haven't seen it discussed here anywhere, and it should be posted for posterity in the great naval archive that is this...

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Turning rapidly into Romney wants a frigate, it's time to open my box of crayons....

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NewGolconda wrote:Turning rapidly into Romney wants a frigate, it's time to open my box of crayons....If Romney announced a new frigate program on Day 3 of his administration -- Day 1 having been...

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Eight to Ten years IMHO depending on the urgency with which it was pursued.

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Scott Brim wrote:If Romney announced a new frigate program on Day 3 of his administration -- Day 1 having been spent declaring China to be a currency manipulator, and Day 2 having been spent outlining...

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Romney only wants to enlarge the navy to make his rich friends richer. Seriously, are there any 3 navies out there that the USN cannot take on simultaneously? The present day fighting power of the USN...

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"Romney only wants to enlarge the navy to make his rich friends richer." A classic of braindead dorm-room political "analysis." And a citation to Think Progress helps the credibility of your post none...

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MattReloaded wrote:As promised :Fast Naval Surface Logistic Vessel - Rolls Royce Fact Sheet Sealift design has high payload as well as speedHi,These links give some useful insight into some of the...

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IcelofAngeln wrote:"Romney only wants to enlarge the navy to make his rich friends richer." A classic of braindead dorm-room political "analysis." And a citation to Think Progress helps the...

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While the road ahead for the pla navy will indeed be full of pitfalls and problems, the point is that we now see the emrergence, if not the realisation of a peer competitor to US worldwide power.

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FCNoVA wrote:MattReloaded wrote:As promised :Fast Naval Surface Logistic Vessel - Rolls Royce Fact Sheet Sealift design has high payload as well as speedHi,These links give some useful insight into...

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Hi, I didn't mean to imply that I was viewing the vessel as an LCS substitute either. Rather, I just thought that the info in the brochure helped point out some of the challenges that high-speed...

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NewGolconda wrote: Turning rapidly into Romney wants a frigate, it's time to open my box of crayons....Dunno, I think we're all being remarkably disciplined, in terms of sticking to the cheap...

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Has anyone defined a requirement? I bet Romney hasn't, and as this proposal came from him instead of the navy, who else is there? It's one of my take homes from 30 years interest in naval history that...

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Most impressive ! But against which likely opponent or any possible combination of opponents is this immense armada needed ? At present, even with the levels with which Romney is not happy with, the...

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NewGolconda wrote:   Has anyone defined a requirement? I bet Romney hasn't, and as this proposal came from him instead of the navy, who else is there? From the 30,000 foot level, the requirements are...

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Ie, " but I so like my crayons...."

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NewGolconda wrote:Ie, " but I so like my crayons...."And ...... the bigger the crayon box, the more colors of crayons you can carry ....... 

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It appears that all these big plans are off. C'est la guerre.

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This is all moot now anyhow. But, I worked on LPD-17 through about 21. Basing anything on those nightmares is a bad idea.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/w...USS_San_Antonio_(LPD-17) Lists a lot of scathing info the USA's Navy Fact File: http://www.navy.mil/navyd...amp;ct=4%20target=_blank Does not. I am still trying to find out...

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