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Pentagon: Chinese vessels harassed Navy ship
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Posted on 03/09/2009 7:20:38 AM PDT by boughtwithaprice
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To: boughtwithaprice
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posted on
03/09/2009 2:31:53 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: boughtwithaprice; Beckwith; LucyT
Well....uh.... we....uh...need tah.....covene ah meetin.....ah ...between all these ships out in the Pacific.....have a barbecue in Hawaii.....ah....and then we can hold .....ah .....hands......do a little crack.....and then we can go back to sea.....ah....A-OK!
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posted on
03/09/2009 2:33:31 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(I love Lucy : http://www.fiftiesweb.com/lucy.htm ( Those were better days))
To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord
“The Impeccable sprayed one ship with water from fire hoses to force it away “
THAT should do it...
103
posted on
03/09/2009 3:05:23 PM PDT
by
traumer
To: boughtwithaprice
This and Russian bombers approaching Alaska.... Hmmm...
To: Jeff Head
You see this story, Jeff?
105
posted on
03/09/2009 3:07:14 PM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
(Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
To: gridlock
Is it a submarine retrieval ship?
106
posted on
03/09/2009 3:08:30 PM PDT
by
traumer
To: Former Proud Canadian
Why would you want to let them know that a Los Angeleles or Sea Wolf may be lurking nearby. A periscope photo of one of their ships in its crosshairs would be nice!
To: stuartcr
I don’t think Obama will handle it. We will have the Ambassador send a letter of complaint
108
posted on
03/09/2009 3:25:01 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Will bankrupting America lead to socialism?)
To: stuartcr
Unarmed vessel.one word: SecDet
109
posted on
03/09/2009 3:28:24 PM PDT
by
FDNYRHEROES
(In just 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
To: traumer
Is it a submarine retrieval ship?Nope. But keep guessing...
110
posted on
03/09/2009 3:30:45 PM PDT
by
FDNYRHEROES
(In just 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
To: Tallguy
Yep.
Adm. Painter: What's his plan?
Jack Ryan: His plan?
Adm. Painter: Russians(Commies) don't take a dump, son, without a plan.
Admiral Josh Painter: This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.
111
posted on
03/09/2009 3:34:29 PM PDT
by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
To: traumer
I responded earlier today on another thread to this. Many have asked why a US Naval ship is "unarmed"?
The Impeccable is not a combatant. She is operated by the Military Sealift Command and is crewed by civilains with Navy Officers. She is an Ocean Surveillance vessel with the specific mission of tracking submarines, and is the quietest ship the US Government operates, outside of our nuclear submarines themselves. She has a very unique, and very quiet hull.
Such ships serve as a stable platform to gather underwater acoustical data. Impeccable was specifically designed to deploy two underwater listening devices called surveillance towed-array sensor system (SURTASS) used to augment the Navy's antisubmarine warfare capability. The SURTASS mission is to gather ocean acoustical data and, through electronic equipment onboard, process and provide rapid transmission of antisubmarine warfare information via satellite to shore stations for evaluation and analysis.
The Chinese know this and this is why they are so touchy about it. Their new subs are likely being tagged by this vessel.
IMHO, they should have armed this vessel for self defense purposes at the very least. A 20mm CIWS or a RAM launcher, and at least a couple of .50 cal machine guns, or better yet the newer 25mm cannons designed specifically for preventing terrorists from getting in close to our ships.
Here she is:
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posted on
03/09/2009 3:35:31 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Virginia Ridgerunner; traumer
113
posted on
03/09/2009 3:54:41 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Jeff Head
Weird looking ship. Thanks for posting all the info! Very interesting!
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posted on
03/09/2009 4:05:23 PM PDT
by
MeganC
To: boughtwithaprice
115
posted on
03/09/2009 4:06:19 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
To: Iron Munro
post of the day... 8^)
116
posted on
03/09/2009 4:13:39 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
To: Always Independent
I was thinking more of a surface ship with real guns just barely visible on the horizon. Instant karma as she steams closer at the first sign of trouble.
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posted on
03/09/2009 4:17:23 PM PDT
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: autumnraine
This is not quite the challenge it was when China bullied the new Bush administration around and embarrassed the entire country by sending our military plan home in pieces.
To: FDNYRHEROES
These ships are not equipped with the necessary berthing, crew quarters and support a detachment would require., besides, they stay out too long for most sailors.
119
posted on
03/09/2009 4:24:09 PM PDT
by
stuartcr
(If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
To: GeronL
Can’t do much less than the last incident.
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posted on
03/09/2009 4:25:43 PM PDT
by
stuartcr
(If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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