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Japan is Asia's naval powerhouse with two aircraft carrier-sized warships
Business Standard ^
| March 24, 2017
| Ajai Shukla
Posted on 03/23/2017 6:49:41 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
Down a little since World War II.
To: Jeff Head
To: sukhoi-30mki
Too bad they don’t have the F-35C right now....
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posted on
03/23/2017 6:57:28 PM PDT
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gaijin
To: sukhoi-30mki
ORIGINAL Kaga:
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posted on
03/23/2017 6:59:17 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: Army Air Corps; Bikkuri
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:01:17 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
("We must put our citizens first. Only then will we Make America Great Again."- Donald Trump)
To: gaijin
Top: Kaga
Bottom: Akagi
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:03:13 PM PDT
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gaijin
To: sukhoi-30mki
Stern view:
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:06:09 PM PDT
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gaijin
To: sukhoi-30mki
Japan has not V/Stol aircraft and its “helicopter destroyers” lack ski ramps, so the comparison to “harrier carriers” is a bit far fetched.
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:06:39 PM PDT
by
rmlew
("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
To: sukhoi-30mki
Good thing they didn’t name it for the Hiryu - they would have had to put the island on the wrong side of the deck.
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:12:07 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: gaijin
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:23:45 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both)
To: Telepathic Intruder
This new “helicopter destroyer” Kaga is longer than the WWII aircraft carrier of the same name. Cute.
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:24:49 PM PDT
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The original Kaga blowed up real good.
To: BenLurkin
Funny you said that cuz the original bomber said the EXACT same thing..! (in interviews)
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:26:34 PM PDT
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gaijin
To: gaijin
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:32:10 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both)
To: sukhoi-30mki
In every measure, the Japanese Navy is more powerful than the British Royal Navy. The only exception is the Royal Navy nuclear Poseidon equipped boats... which really have no role in other Naval actions.
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:42:15 PM PDT
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DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The 248 metre-long Kaga is larger than the Indian Navy’s INS Vikramaditya. It's not, you know.
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posted on
03/23/2017 7:44:56 PM PDT
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Oztrich Boy
(I never ever set out to make anyone feel safe. - S E Hinton)
To: gaijin
Some similarity to the mission of the USS Saipan, what the US Navy would classify as a helicopter carrier.
To: rmlew
It looks very similar in form and function to a US Amphibious Assault Ship...like USS Tarawa...LHA1.
Which carried Harriers and helos.
This ship will be able to launch the naval version of the F-35 and I believe Japan has plans to buy some.
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03/23/2017 7:52:18 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Snickering Hound
Not sure if it's the Kaga, but one of the carriers sunk at Midway....
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