PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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kwaigonegin
Colonel
True but nowadays there are a lot of women on board and from the pics I see of PLAN it appears they do as well.
asif iqbal
Banned Idiot
Outstanding is certainly the word Jeff I know we and many others have been looking forward to such a pic for a long time coming a Type 052C and a Burke and now we have it right there
Just like we envisaged the Liaoning with its escorts we seen that too many milestones accomplished
The Type 052C and the Arleigh Burke in my opinion have just ushered in a new era of maritime operations might be a little far fetched but a Chinese navy DDG and USN DDG together sailing basically means two top world powers operating together and that is a new era of maritime operations even if it's just in a excercise
Big naval development huge significance
asif iqbal
Banned Idiot
Now this might offend some of our Chinese members but that is certainly not my intention So I apologise in advance just in case
There is many in the USN that believe to some extent that China has enjoyed the economic success it has because of the security the USN 7th fleet forward based in Yokosuka Japan has provided
Now this may be a long shot and like I said I am not saying all of China's success belongs elsewhere but certainly some do think because of the presence of the 7th fleet Asian country's have enjoyed a secure environment where they could concentrate on their economy's and prosper
Again not my opinion but the opinion of many within the USN so in a way they can only be too glad to finally see Chinese navy come out in force in a friendly sense which is probably the reasoning behind the RIMPAC invitation in the first place
And finally professional sailors on the sea are sailors on the sea they are held together by that very bond when HMS Conqueror sunk the Belgrano in 1982 the sailors inside the RN SSN said they could smell smoke from the fire this is obviously not possible but in their mind they knew many Argentinian sailors had died and subcontiously could smell the of death of their counterparts
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asif iqbal
Banned Idiot
Can someone remove those silly smileys from my post my last one has a smile and the one before a angry face I did not add them and can't remove them?
The smileys are next to the topic heading at the very top of my post where it says Re
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The smileys are next to the topic heading at the very top of my post where it says Re
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Hmmm...I am not sure how to do that.Can someone remove those silly smileys from my post my last one has a smile and the one before a angry face I did not add them and can't remove them?
The smileys are next to the topic heading at the very top of my post where it says Re
I would expect that it was a setting for your own profile...but will check into it. I noticed your last message did not have one.
Can someone remove those silly smileys from my post my last one has a smile and the one before a angry face I did not add them and can't remove them?
The smileys are next to the topic heading at the very top of my post where it says Re
Done..
Jeff just go to advance on editing and select no icon. That's right underneath the main post box.
Naval Today said:
USNS Mercy will participate with the Chinese Navy (PLAN) Hosptial Ship Peace Ark in this year's exercises. It's the first time two hospital ships from different countries have conducted such exercises at RIMPAC.
Blackstone
Brigadier
The quality of Mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the Peace Ark beneath.
Apologies to the Great Bard.