Dang! That car carrier moves fast - I think they were pouring the vodka into the engines injectors in addition to down their throats. What less than one day to suit up, travel
more than half way around the world (I started one of my CBGs off Guam and I'm now barely in range of tanker exteded long range patrols with that group and my other one is 150 miles east of Okinawa).... With fuel like Absolut! Who needs Nucular Power :rofl:
At best, you are still in the North Sea, right? Not trying to be a drag here but if that is how we move things, I have half of my Atlantic Fleet coming any minute now
- Damn! 8 CBGs from the Spratlys to the Tsushima strait, there wouldn't be enough blue Water
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FLASH!!!
From: CINCWestPAC
To: Commander CTF-77
(George Washington Battle Group)
Intel Update: May 6, 2008 17:54:00 Zulu
JMDSF Reports following detections:
P3 - ASW
S1: 26,11'.13N, 130,54'.39E (30 min)
SSN (Classification: Han)
S2: 25,36'.09N, 126,10'29E
SSK (Classification: Unknown) (8hrs)
Escort Flotilla 2
24,39'.25N, 126,57'.58E
TWO (2)SSK (Classification: 1-Unknown, 2-Ming) (1hr)
CINCWESTPAC:
(SSN-711) USS San Francisco
24.53'.01N, 123,51'.56.E
TWO (2)SSK (Classification: 1-YUAN, 2-YUAN) (2hr)
(SSN-751) USS San Juan
TWO (2)SSK (Classification: 1-KILO, 2-KILO) (4hr)
Orders: Unchanged
ROE: Return Fire if fired upon or CONFIRMED Hostile Intent
Expect Carl Vinson Battle Group 100NM SSW of your destination
CINCWestPAC Sends
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CTF-77 consists of:
CVN - George Washington
CG 62 Chancellorsville
CG 63 Cowpens
DDG 56 John S. McCain
DDG 104 Sterret
DDG 90 Chafee
SSN 717 Olympia
SSN 722 Key West
My Formation has a round the clock ASW submarine, escort, and helicopter screen, and maintaning an average formation speed of 20+ knots (individual ships varry bewtween 7 knots and 34), no PRC SSK will be able to catch up
The Vinson Battle Group is similarly equipped and protected