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2004-02-13 Europe
Future French aircraft carrier to be "Classic"
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Posted by Steve 2004-02-13 2:31:28 PM|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 They're going to burn copies of Voltaire to fuel their boilers? Or some other classics?

Whether or not they put a ram on the bow will be a dead giveaway.
Posted by Chuck Simmins  2004-2-13 2:38:10 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org]  2004-2-13 2:38:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Government paper shredders are hard at work producing fuel for the new carrier.
Posted by john  2004-2-13 2:40:24 PM||   2004-2-13 2:40:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Power who needs power? It ain't going anywhere anyway.
Posted by dataman1 2004-2-13 2:46:21 PM||   2004-2-13 2:46:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The French better make sure that they get along well with at least one middle eastern oil supplier to keep their flattop steaming. The French are heavily into domestic nuclear power, so it is not like they are hurting for nuclear fuel. They need some power to run the steam catapult AND steam into the wind. Try a couple of reactors instead of the underpowered unit on the Toulon Maritime Museum Charles de Gaulle.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-2-13 2:49:03 PM||   2004-2-13 2:49:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey, guys, at least this will be one less nuke reactor the Izzoids will have at their disposal after the fall of the Fifth Republique...
Posted by .com 2004-2-13 3:02:21 PM||   2004-2-13 3:02:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 wtf does france need with an aircraft carrier, anyway? the only military action they'll be seeing in the near or mid term future is when there is a civil war/jihad in country. Other than that, as long as the thing goes in reverse, they're all set.
Posted by PlanetDan 2004-2-13 3:20:57 PM||   2004-2-13 3:20:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Who wants to bet it floats out of the shipyard and right into a passing tanker? Or just plain out sinks?
Posted by Dameus@zahadum.com 2004-2-13 3:29:17 PM||   2004-2-13 3:29:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Ack! How the hell did I do that?
Posted by Charles  2004-2-13 3:56:26 PM||   2004-2-13 3:56:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "classic" aircraft carrier:

excellent, looking forward to seeing a trireme-class carrier...
Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-2-13 4:07:28 PM||   2004-2-13 4:07:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Dammit, Carl, you stole my thunder!
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-2-13 4:23:53 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-2-13 4:23:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 It'll be interesting to see how they launch aircraft around the masts, and land them without losing the sails...
Posted by Old Patriot  2004-2-13 4:40:06 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm]  2004-2-13 4:40:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 We shall name her Yorktown!

(a good one no?)
Posted by Napoleon VII 2004-2-13 4:42:17 PM||   2004-2-13 4:42:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 OP: Properly designed and constructed sails can serve as dual-purpose catapults and catchers. I've actually see this work at the cinema (usually before the main feature)...
Posted by snellenr  2004-2-13 4:56:15 PM||   2004-2-13 4:56:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Maybe they want it to be abe to make a courtesy port call in NZ so they can appologize for deep sixing the Rainbow Warrior
Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-2-13 5:32:24 PM||   2004-2-13 5:32:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Good old Phwance! The only country ever to loose a war with Greenpeace!
Posted by Secret Master  2004-2-13 5:43:11 PM|| [www.budgetwarrior.com]  2004-2-13 5:43:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 I wonder if they every considered dilithium crystals as a power source, and give 'er all she's got...
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-2-13 7:31:14 PM||   2004-2-13 7:31:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 A very responsible choice by the Frenchies. Fuel oil will have a much shorter half-life than nuclear fuel rods when this bustrucket sinks and dumps everything into the ocean.
Posted by The Other John Hawkins 2004-2-13 8:11:27 PM||   2004-2-13 8:11:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Ramming speed!!!
Posted by tu3031 2004-2-13 10:22:27 PM||   2004-2-13 10:22:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Disinformation. The entire French military operates on hot air alone.
Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-2-13 11:49:42 PM||   2004-2-13 11:49:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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