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2007-03-12 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by gromky 2007-03-12 02:51|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is actually a good idea, for *safety* reasons.

That is, some of the worst maritime hazards are other navy's ships, when they have no idea how you function in ordinary movements.

Towards the end of the Soviet Union, their navy was in such poor repair that the US Navy treated them as maritime hazards, like navigating around icebergs. Often they didn't have functional sonar or other navigational equipment, and their engines and steering were problematic.

The Chinese navy is unexperienced and along with the rest of these second rates, need to learn how to not screw up and ram our ships, especially in narrow channels and in mutual combat operations against smugglers and pirates.

i.e., we don't care if you want the shot, DO NOT fire over us.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-03-12 09:53|| 2007-03-12 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Lianyungang and Sanming

Why do I see Pandas?

Posted by Besoeker 2007-03-12 10:36|| 2007-03-12 10:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Chinese navy on target in joint drills.

If they fire their weapons, wouldn't this be a "Chinese Fire Drill"?

Posted by Tibor 2007-03-12 14:33|| http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com]">[http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com] 2007-03-12 14:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Now, now, #3 Tibor - that was very un-PC.

You're supposed to say ethnic fire drill now. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-12 15:55|| 2007-03-12 15:55|| Front Page Top

#5 It may have been un-PC, but it still made coffee shoot out my nostrils.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-12 18:01|| 2007-03-12 18:01|| Front Page Top

#6 DV honey, I'm afraid I can't summon up any sympathy.

If ya' don't know by now not to be drinking anything while reading Rantburg.... ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-12 19:10|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-12 19:10|| Front Page Top

#7 DEFENCETALK > CHINA > the PLAN reportedly conducted only TWO long-range, non-littoral sub patrols for 2006.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-12 21:38|| 2007-03-12 21:38|| Front Page Top

#8 As for the RUSSIAN NAVY, there appears to had been another lives-taking Sub fire last month within their Northern Fleet, an incident which was reported locally but went un-reported in western medias at behest of Russian admirals + politicos.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-12 21:42|| 2007-03-12 21:42|| Front Page Top

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