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2007-06-24 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Is this the start of a new cold war ? An arms race usually leads to something.

Posted by wxjames 2007-06-24 12:37|| 2007-06-24 12:37|| Front Page Top

#2 every time i see a new ship i can't help but think of the huge daily stack of maintenance it will need throughout its lifetime.

Posted by RD">RD 2007-06-24 15:18|| 2007-06-24 15:18|| Front Page Top

#3 From a look at the Type 054 Frigate information available online it appears that our good buddies the Frogs sold a lot of their technology to the Chinese and licensed them to produce it in the 1980's. At least one site speculates that the Type 054s may be 1 generation behind the French or that they may have upgraded to 1990's criteria just as the French did.

The smart way to bet is that your opponent is at least as capable as you are. That way you're less likely to get surprised and hurt real bad when the abloon goes up.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-06-24 19:14|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-06-24 19:14|| Front Page Top

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