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Old 05-03-2008, 01:41 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Forget the carriers, the Chinese went the Soviet route. Aerial refueling of naval strike packages. Easier and cheaper than carriers for a naval air arm strike package.

The Soviets certainly did not have carriers to challenge the US carrier force.
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