Posted on 10/26/2012 2:46:07 PM PDT by raptor22
Common Defense: The president says it's OK to have fewer ships because today's vessels have much better capabilities. But each ship can be in only one place at a time.
When Mitt Romney noted the shrinking Navy under Barack Obama's budget cuts and the sequestration his Office of Management and Budget director drew up, the president sarcastically replied:
"We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. And so the question is not a game of 'Battleship' where we're counting ships; it's what are our capabilities."
As we've noted, we can have the most capable ships in the world, but they can't be everywhere at once with all of them constantly at sea. Some need to be in port, being refueled and refitted, their crews resting.
The rest have multiple commitments, such as defending the Taiwan Strait, keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, chasing pirates off Somalia, and contesting Beijing in the South and East China Seas.
So it is a game of counting ships, of all types and all capabilities, and under a second Obama term we will wind up with too few of them.
There is a reason China is building up its navy. It is to project Chinese power, guard Chinese supply lines and enforce Chinese territorial claims. It is the reason China has developed an anti-ship ballistic missile, the Dong Feng 21D, to sink our carriers.
A carrier does not sail alone. A carrier battle group can require as many as 10 escort ships, including guided missile cruisers and destroyers, two attack submarines, a frigate and a destroyer equipped for anti-submarine warfare, and a combined oiler, ammunition and supply ship for logistic support.
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Barry showed his ignorance of the Army and Marines - they still use bayonets.
Barry showed his ignorance of the Navy - Ships don’t go underwater, boats do.
Barry showed his ignorance of the game Battleship...because there are indeed carriers and submarines in the game.
Barry, when you engage in derision, get better advisors to brief you first. Good grief.
“Barry showed his ignorance of the Army and Marines - they still use bayonets.
Barry showed his ignorance of the Navy - Ships don’t go underwater, boats do.
Barry showed his ignorance of the game Battleship...because there are indeed carriers and submarines in the game.
Barry, when you engage in derision, get better advisors to brief you first. Good grief.”
What are you talking about? 1 aircraft carrier and a couple nuclear submarines which go underwater should be able to cover the entire planet. By the way, the aircraftcarrier doesnt need any support ships (refered to as a battle group). This aircraft carrier and a couple nuclear submarines completely replaced Mahons Navy from the turn of the century. /S.
Under this scenario, we could buy one airplane, and let the pilots take turns flying it!
PS And, we could have one horse and one bayonet, and let the Marines take turns with both!
LOL!
What a dumbass!
And the Secretary of the Navy resigned last week because of Obama’s cuts.
And, Obongo Bozo appointed a crony of his to replace him — where is current SECNAV on Navy ship levels?
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