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2009-03-18 China-Japan-Koreas

IJN Commissions World's largest Helo Carrier

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Posted by gromky 2009-03-18 09:02|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Largest in the world at 11 helicopters? USMC's Bonhomme Richard carries 52 of them.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-03-18 09:55|| 2009-03-18 09:55|| Front Page Top

#2 IJN? must be the smallish empire in world :)

Posted by Large Snerong7311 2009-03-18 09:56|| 2009-03-18 09:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Could use a ski jump and some of those new F-35 helos.

Speculation grows on China aircraft carrier plans
China will have an aircraft carrier "very soon," a top Chinese naval officer told a newspaper published Friday, fueling speculation over a pending official announcement on the long-awaited project.

Posted by ed 2009-03-18 10:10|| 2009-03-18 10:10|| Front Page Top

#4 It's not the world's largest, it's Japan's largest.

Posted by tu3031 2009-03-18 11:02|| 2009-03-18 11:02|| Front Page Top

#5 They really need to amend their constitution to allow spending more money on Defense and larger ships/vehicles.

I'd bet we'd see giant mechs inside of 20 years if that happens.

Posted by Anon4021 2009-03-18 12:04|| 2009-03-18 12:04|| Front Page Top

#6 5 and they would have realistic facial expressions

Posted by lotp 2009-03-18 13:16|| 2009-03-18 13:16|| Front Page Top

#7 The JMSDF is not the IJN.

The IJN would never have let this happen:

Posted by Mike 2009-03-18 13:50|| 2009-03-18 13:50|| Front Page Top

#8 This thing is not even a small Gator, way too light in displacement and too short a deck. What it is might be a jump jet landing pad that can carry helos, Harriers could use it but they would be flying a little light.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-03-18 19:03|| 2009-03-18 19:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Come on, guys, at least give us Akagi, or Hiryu, or Ryuho ..... I just love the IJN names being carried over by the JMSDF.

Gotta love the line about the new ship causing "concern in the region". Yeah, right. The Taiwanese and Vietnamese are absolutely petrified in fear of Japan ..... and not of the Middle Kingdom. Uh huh.

Posted by Verlaine 2009-03-18 21:49|| 2009-03-18 21:49|| Front Page Top

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