Aircraft Carriers III

Oct 8, 2017
OK: "The French aircraft carrier
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is in drydock in the port of Toulon for an 18-month refit and upgrade."
Carrier Charles de Gaulle undergoing refit and upgrade Feb. 8, 2017
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...
... and on Friday she sailed off from Toulon, I now noticed in the Russian blog post
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where you can see pictures like this one:
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TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
There is nothing wrong with the Cats and Traps. It's just of question of do you invest a large amount of money upfront for the Nuclear reactors or spread it out for a long time for boilers and fuel.
 

Obi Wan Russell

Jedi Master
VIP Professional
There is nothing wrong with the Cats and Traps. It's just of question of do you invest a large amount of money upfront for the Nuclear reactors or spread it out for a long time for boilers and fuel.
I'm a big fan of cats and traps! My only objection is cost, and there are still people crawling out of the woodwork proclaiming 'The QECs should have been Nuclear Powered!' or 'They should be Cat and Trap!' or both. Fine. Stump up the cash because you've just doubled the cost, or halved the number of ships we can afford. I've said before, I'll take two STOVL Carriers over one Cat and Trap any day, because we'll always have one available, unlike the French Navy, who because of their choices, are effectively only a part time Carrier Navy.
 

Intrepid

Major
In a military alliance it is not a problem if every state has only one carrier. The shipyard stays must be planned just as if the alliance is only one state, but with many carriers.
 
In a military alliance it is not a problem if every state has only one carrier. The shipyard stays must be planned just as if the alliance is only one state, but with many carriers.
as in
France Military News, Reports, Data, etc. Aug 28, 2018
wow
France Calls On EU To Not Rely On U.S. Defense, Reach Out To Russia

August 28, 2018
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EDIT
now found this link:
EU 'can no longer rely on US,' says France's Macron
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huh?
 

Air Force Brat

Brigadier
Super Moderator
as in
France Military News, Reports, Data, etc. Aug 28, 2018

huh?

Yep, unfortunate, sad, backfire from the Trumpster's poor "people skills"? The "Art of the Deal",, not so much??? Mr. Trump doesn't seem to comprehend the people skills necessary to keep people on your team??

Ronald Reagon once stated the "You can accomplish anything you want, as long as you don't care who gets the credit", why Reagon was a stateman,, another Reagon quote the would have served Mr. Trump well is "NEVER criticize a fellow Republican"

So now we have a "train-wreck" with Ms. Merkel, Macron, Theresa May?

and I thought Obama was hard on our friends?? ( he talked nice but then stabbed em in the back?) come to think of it, that's Trump as well??

So apologies all around, "Brat for President"!

Anyway, good for France on turning around the Charles de Gaulle! nice to have her back in business, and I can't wait to see those F-35B's flying off the QE!
 

Intrepid

Major
Europe is waiting for the time after Trump. And then it has to be decided whether the US is still a reliable partner.

But many other questions arise, the world is in transition.
 
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