To: Poohbah
The Soviets never enjoyed the kind of massive trade with the developed world the Chinese have today. So they managed to build a "luxury fleet" centered on a bunch of SSBNs with poor electronics. It wasn't much of a navy by our standards but quite threatening at the regional level.
To: Filibuster_60
A "luxury fleet" is any fleet that can't stand up to its opponents. And that will include the PLAN's toy aircraft carriers. SUBRON 7 at Yokosuka will take care of business as needed.
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02/18/2004 2:38:52 PM PST by
Poohbah
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