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Navy's first littoral combat ship departing for maiden deployment
The Mayport Leader ^ | 1/12/2010 | The Mayport Leader

Posted on 02/12/2010 8:29:37 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld

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21 posted on 02/12/2010 9:21:41 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: sonofstrangelove
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Armed with a single MA-2 .50 caliber Browning, this much feared naval vessel carries up to 30 rounds of armor piercing ammunition. It is the first in an entirely new naval architecture class -- technically, “clitoral” (not to be confused with “littoral”) -- being pushed on the Pentagon by the defense minded wussies in the Obama Administration as a cost-saving measure. If you look closely, you can see the heavy-duty seat restraint which prevents the pilot/gunner – Kamakazi Kowalski – from leaping from the vessel prior to engaging the enemy. The 12 V trolling motor – which lacks a reverse function -- propels this sophisticated craft forward at a top speed of 4 knots. Reverse travel – at approximately 35 knots -- is achieved by firing the Browning.

The no-bid contract to build 200 of these fearsome warships was recently awarded to Obama-Soros-Emanuel Shipbuilding and Stormdoor Manufacturing (formerly General Dynamics) and will be administered by trusted Obama associate and Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel who commented that, at $12 million each, they are a bargain. They will be constructed exclusively at the company’s facility in Kenya with major subcomponent production (rivets and miscellaneous fasteners) at the company’s Harlem and Skokie plants. Delivery is expected to begin in 2024 (or as soon as the subcontractor's funds are safely in the contractor's Swiss account).


22 posted on 02/12/2010 9:24:21 PM PST by Dick Bachert (THE 2010 ELECTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFETIMES! BE THERE!!!)
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To: goat granny
There is no "C" in front of "littoral", silly...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_zone

23 posted on 02/12/2010 9:28:34 PM PST by Screaming_Gerbil (Luke 22:36 "Then said he unto them...he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.")
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To: Screaming_Gerbil

OOPS my mistake, sorry.......:O(


24 posted on 02/12/2010 9:35:15 PM PST by goat granny
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To: pissant

Isn’t this the ship with the steel hull from the WTC ..??


25 posted on 02/12/2010 9:52:32 PM PST by CyberAnt (Healthcare is not a RIGHT guaranteed by the Constitution)
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To: Strategerist

Yeah, it needs more firepower. Maybe they’ll update her as time marches on.


26 posted on 02/12/2010 9:56:49 PM PST by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combat Economist.)
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To: CyberAnt

No.

http://www.ussnewyork.com/


27 posted on 02/12/2010 10:18:28 PM PST by Dan Middleton
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To: doc1019
Nah Modern day high speed transport


28 posted on 02/13/2010 7:00:38 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (Rule #9 Always carry a knife.)
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To: Strategerist
It's a disaster.

Hey it looks good.

But a lot of money to pay for what is basically an APD/LPR

29 posted on 02/13/2010 7:04:08 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (Rule #9 Always carry a knife.)
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To: Strategerist

Because?


30 posted on 02/13/2010 7:06:52 AM PST by verity (Obama Lies)
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To: Dan Middleton

Okay .. now I remember!! Thanks for the info.

Of course it would be New York!!


31 posted on 02/13/2010 8:34:58 AM PST by CyberAnt (Healthcare is not a RIGHT guaranteed by the Constitution)
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To: Dick Bachert

That is a complete fraud. The USS Obama doesn’t carry any scary guns or other threatening armaments. It’s entire armament consists of 2 teleprompters and a megaphone.


32 posted on 02/13/2010 5:50:14 PM PST by JewishRighter
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