Posted on 08/24/2008 12:30:15 AM PDT by Ramzi Al Kaboom
Which makes it very interesting, for the Russians especially, that NATO is sending a C&C ship (USS Mt. Whitney), A frigate (USS McFaul), a Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC Dallas), which is a frigate in all but name, a Spanish Ageis frigate (Juan de Bourbon, F102 ), a German frigate (FGS Luebeck, F 214), and a Polish O.H. Perry Class Frigate (ORP General K Pulaski ). For starters.
Have to watch the Poles, and maybe the Germans too, depending on how much of Her crew are from the East, their trigger fingers might get itchey when they see a Russian flag. Or if they "hear" the Kilo class sub "B-871 ("Alrosa").
But the Mount Whitney can carry over 900, only about 325-350 of which are ship's complement. Some of the others man the C&C gear. But several hundred can be Marines or even Army troops.
After all, all that humanitarian aid will need to be guarded from those "bandits" that the Russians say are all over the country.
Linda Sue Evans and Susan Rosenberg. Actually their sentences were merely commutted. See DOJ website.
Susan Lisa Rosenberg
Offense: Conspiracy to possess unregistered firearm, receive firearms and explosives shipped in interstate commerce while a fugitive, and unlawfully use false identification documents, 18 U.S.C. § 371; possession of unregistered destructive devices, possession of unregistered firearm (two counts), 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871; carrying explosives during commission of a felony, 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(2); possession with intent to unlawfully use false identification documents, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1028(a)(3), 1028(b)(2)(B), 1028(c)(1) and 1028(c); false representation of Social Security number, possession of counterfeit Social Security cards, 42 U.S.C. § 408(g)(2) District/Date: New Jersey; May 20, 1985
Sentence: 58 years' imprisonment
Terms of Grant: Sentence of imprisonment commuted to an aggregate of 27 years, seven months, and 19 days, effectuating her immediate release by virtue of having served to her mandatory release date for the aggregate sentence as commuted
Linda Sue Evans
Offense:
1. Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1)
2. Harboring a fugitive, 18 U.S.C. § 1071
3. Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and false statements in acquiring firearms, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(h)(1), 922(a)(6), and 924(a)
4. Malicious damage to Government property and conspiracy to damage Government property, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 844(f)
District/Date:
1. Southern New York; November 21, 1985 2. Southern New York; July 10, 1986 3. Eastern Louisiana; May 20, 1987 (modified on December 8, 1988) 4. District of Columbia; December 6, 1990 Sentence: 1. Two years' imprisonment 2. Three years' imprisonment, consecutive to no. 1 3. 30 years' imprisonment (as modified on appeal), consecutive to nos. 1 & 2 4. Five years' imprisonment, consecutive to nos. 1-3 TOTAL SENTENCE: 40 years' imprisonment
Terms of Grant: Sentence of imprisonment commuted to 25 years, eight months, and 11 days, effectuating her immediate release by virtue of having served to her mandatory release date for the aggregate sentence as commuted
The General is already in Georgia.
General John Craddock, (4 stars) the top US military commander in Europe who is also NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe. 6th Fleet is under his operational command, and thus so is it's flagship. I suspect he intendes to go aboard her as soon as she arrives. Oh, he'll probably soon leave the mission to lower level Flag officers who will remain when he goes back to his HQ.
But you have to admit, it's pretty cool when the General arrives *before* his forces.
Only to newbies who signed up yesterday. She's actually more lightly armed than either the McFaul or the Dallas. Basicly she's got some self protection capability, both against air and small boat attacks.
But the Mount Whitney, essentially a communications center that floats, can also carry a pretty big load of supplies, and will be delivering more supplies than the other ships.
She may also be carrying troops, Marines most likely but not necessarily.
It's a violation of the Montreu(sic) Convention for submarines of non Black Sea powers to transit the Turkish straits, and the Turks are pretty anal about that these days. Besides, the straits are narrow, not deep, heavily traveled, and with tricky currents. The Bosporus bisects the city of Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. Hard to sneak much of anything through there. A sub might make it through at night and at periscope depth without being seen, if the Turks looked the other way that is.
Two problems. GPS is not real useful (except for "mid course guidance perhaps), when the targets can move. GPS doesn't always work well inside a building, let alone under salt water. Those missiles and torpedoes need some kind of active or passive seeker head, which they of course have.
Chainsaws don't use diesel fuel. They use regular gasoline mixed with "two cycle" oil. Some have electric motors instead. Might even be some battery powered ones. Although I'd hate to have to lug around either a battery powered one, or one with a diesel engine, which are heavier than comparable power gasoline engines. Two cycle gasoline engines (cars use 4 cycle engines, lawnmowers may use either) are lighter, and can be operated at all attitudes.
Chainsaws don't use diesel fuel. They use regular gasoline mixed with "two cycle" oil. Some have electric motors instead. Might even be some battery powered ones. Although I'd hate to have to lug around either a battery powered one, or one with a diesel engine, which are heavier than comparable power gasoline engines. Two cycle gasoline engines (cars use 4 cycle engines, lawnmowers may use either) are lighter, and can be operated at all attitudes.
“Those missiles and torpedoes need some kind of active or passive seeker head, which they of course have.”
Inertial guidance is pretty good. In the sixties my ship left Mayport Florida did a 9 month Med cruise and docked at a different dock when it got back. The SINS system knew all about it. This was WAY before GPS.
The GPS info is loaded into the Harpoon, then when it reaches target proximity, it switches on its seeker
function. This enables the firing platform to engage other targets without continuous tracking after launch.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/agm-84.htm
Whatever you say! I am not going to loose lip and sink ship.
Diesel to burn the brush, ya big dummy
geez...lol
How smelly. Brush should smell good as it burns, not like a bus in need of a fuel injector tune up.
Maybe a little gasoline, which is cheaper anyway, to get it started. But brush that needs chopping is usually pretty dry, or if it isn't you let it dry for a few days after you cut it and then you burn it.
BTW, this Big Dummy, is about 50 miles, or 95 km, from where President Bush does his brush chopping, and we've got even more of the stuff down here.
Yes it can be, but generally not a system that needs a Boomer to carry it around. A missile sized one is not that great... but probably good enough for "fly out" purposes.
The GPS info is loaded into the Harpoon, then when it reaches target proximity, it switches on its seeker function. This enables the firing platform to engage other targets without continuous tracking after launch.
That's what I meant by "mid course guidance".
BTW, that page reference was almost too comprehensive, I learned they were going to build an advanced version but they canned it at the end of the cold war. I mean all you would have to do is say the name of the target to it. LOL.
Well not quite, but made good reading.
Seeing your passionate posts in 108 and 109 and given the quality of your other posts on this thread, I feel that you are somehow more capable of a more complete dissertation on chainsaws than the given evidence shows. ;->
On brush clearing, you know that flachettes are the way to go [grenade-cooked flamebait gently rolled to your feet].
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