i remember around the time of the first iraq war the leader of the united arab emirates were so impressed with the damage they did they offered to keep the uss missouri and the uss wisconsin in commision as long as they spent 6 months cruzing the gulf, i cant find the article on it, am i crazy ?? i figured this board would be in the know on this
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IMO, Cant say I have ever heard this before about Missouri or Whiskey during their last tours. IMO, there are far too many tangible reasons to believe this didnt happen at all.Last edited by Dreadnought; 14 Oct 10,, 22:44.Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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Maybe they should open the door for corperate sponsorship! Just had a funny thought of seeing a 'Budweiser Battleship' attending the New York new years eve celebrations. Or a blue and silver painted Iowa class 'RedBull' battleship. The way things are these days it would not surprise me.
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Originally posted by THOMAS81Z View Posti remember around the time of the first iraq war the leader of the united arab emirates were so impressed with the damage they did they offered to keep the uss missouri and the uss wisconsin in commision as long as they spent 6 months cruzing the gulf, i cant find the article on it, am i crazy ?? i figured this board would be in the know on thissigpic"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
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Originally posted by THOMAS81Z View Postyea i know its a true story but i cant find a link, the navy declined because of staffing on the ships , i wish i could remember where i read it but i will keep looking and i cant believe nobody on the board saw itFortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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I have to agree with Dreadnought, I would like to see an official US gov't statement to convince me the USN was considering this. The Saudi's may have asked, but I don't believe the USN would have said yes. Perhaps a Saudi official said this jokingly? Possibly intending it as a compliment.
OTOH, if the Saudi's really wanted a battleship, considering it would be primarily for shore bombardment, then a large monitor - which would cost far less than a real battleship, could be built - perhaps on a tanker sized hull (with greatly deduced draft) to make it more intimidating. Long range 155mm guns would probably be enough, but if they really wanted to they could build 16” guns for it. Keep in mind that the armor of a battleship would not be necessary, nor would the speed or many of the other BB systems - also, it wouldn't need to be particularly seagoing.Last edited by USSWisconsin; 18 Oct 10,, 16:51.sigpic"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
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I'm certain there is some sort of law limiting just how much firepower a PMC can actually have, and if there isn't a law, there should be. Second Amendment is nice, but there's a limit...Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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Originally posted by bigross86 View PostI'm certain there is some sort of law limiting just how much firepower a PMC can actually have, and if there isn't a law, there should be. Second Amendment is nice, but there's a limit...
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