Comments on: This Is Pretty Cool http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/04/06/this-is-pretty-cool/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:38:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/04/06/this-is-pretty-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-51326 Sean Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:32:39 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=18079#comment-51326 Well, the US Navy may be getting smaller, but the equipment that they are using is getting more sophisticated. We don't need two or three battleships, an aircraft carrier, 10 cruisers and 20 destoryers in a battle group any more. That's what we needed back in WWII because we were fighting on a much larger scale, the Pacific Ocean. Those kind of number just couldn't fit in the areas they are trying to access. The Strait of Hormuz (where that LPD & SSN collided) is technically a hostile area. I know from my days in the Navy, that when we went through that area, we did it only at night and we kept as much lighting in the ship off so we wouldn't attract attention. With all that being said, the amount of fire-power that we carry on the ships these days. We only need to take one aircraft carrier (a CVN), one guided missle cruiser (a CG), one or two guided missle destroyers (DDGs), and a fast attack submarine (SSN). And with the economy the way it is, I really doubt that we could support a 600 ship Navy. Now the dream is a 1,000 ship International Navy. The world is getting bigger and more complex, we can't be the only police force out there. Someone does have to help. Well, the US Navy may be getting smaller, but the equipment that they are using is getting more sophisticated. We don’t need two or three battleships, an aircraft carrier, 10 cruisers and 20 destoryers in a battle group any more. That’s what we needed back in WWII because we were fighting on a much larger scale, the Pacific Ocean. Those kind of number just couldn’t fit in the areas they are trying to access. The Strait of Hormuz (where that LPD & SSN collided) is technically a hostile area. I know from my days in the Navy, that when we went through that area, we did it only at night and we kept as much lighting in the ship off so we wouldn’t attract attention.

With all that being said, the amount of fire-power that we carry on the ships these days. We only need to take one aircraft carrier (a CVN), one guided missle cruiser (a CG), one or two guided missle destroyers (DDGs), and a fast attack submarine (SSN). And with the economy the way it is, I really doubt that we could support a 600 ship Navy. Now the dream is a 1,000 ship International Navy. The world is getting bigger and more complex, we can’t be the only police force out there. Someone does have to help.

]]> By: rick http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/04/06/this-is-pretty-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-51311 rick Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:19:20 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=18079#comment-51311 That was lost during Clintons administration. While our Navy is still the pre-eminent force now, each day they get weaker due to political correctness. Smaller ships, fewer defensive combat systems, fewer crew members, less budgetary support.....etc. That was lost during Clintons administration. While our Navy is still the pre-eminent force now, each day they get weaker due to political correctness. Smaller ships, fewer defensive combat systems, fewer crew members, less budgetary support…..etc.

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