Find attached an article about a build up of Bird Farms. (Aircraft Carriers for you non-Navy types) But the writers makes several mistakes, not the least which is this sentence.
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The floating fortresses became the backbone of U.S. sea power after WWII, projecting military might around the world in crises and in conflicts such as Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan.
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If I'm not mistaken, they became the backbone of U.S. Naval Power by about noon, Hawaii local time, on December 7th, 1941. Even after that day, and the refitting the Battleships, the battle wagons had had their day. The bird farms ARE and were the best use of floating steel.
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Making them 'nuke-ya-ler' makes them that much better. Deleting the DFM they needed for cruising around both saves millions per year, per ship, on operating costs. We really should go to just two types of ships, nukes and gas turbines.
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Anyway, read on, it's an interesting story of the world catching up to something we knew 70 years ago.
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Schteveo
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