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Old 24th Jul 2008, 20:57
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Jackonicko
 
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Modern Elmo

"The main point is: large, ultra expensive aircraft carriers are on their way to becoming the battleships of the 21st century, heading for the "must keep the fleet in being" syndrome of 1917-1918."






(and an extremely slow, vulnerable, inflexible, expensive and inefficient way of delivering air power....)
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