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BanzaiCat

October 14, 2013, 12:14:31 PM
This CNN article amused me:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/14/world/asia/south-korea-aircraft-carrier/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

I think you can't get much more fluffy than this piece.

QuoteBack on the bridge, we saw fighter jets take off one after another at an impressive pace. This, I was told, was the work of a deck catapult, which slings the fighter jet forward, generating enormous speed.

But it's not just the Captain Obvious reporting style...the comments are quite entertaining.

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Ommm • 3 hours ago
So what exactly is the story here??......

Mr_Nibbles  Ommm • 2 hours ago
This is referred to as a "Human Interest Story".

nexus6rev2  Ommm • an hour ago −
A journalist got to see something that made him gawk.

...

WesternApproaches • 10 hours ago
Bloody big ship an' bloody big target.

EnforcerPark  • 2 hours ago
Bloody big spender floating on a sea of national debts.

mirth

#1
October 14, 2013, 05:31:19 PM
So that's what catapults do. Thanks CNN!
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besilarius

#2
October 14, 2013, 06:01:11 PM
Good thing VA-25 wasn't on board the carrier.

http://www.midwaysailor.com/midwayva25bomb/

Now this would make the article worth reading.
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#3
October 14, 2013, 06:40:16 PM
^Yeah, that was a good one. Makes you wonder what would have been on that pylon if the flattop were part of a different navy...

the Charles de Gaulle: a bidet?

Hypothetical Turkish CV:  a floorboard with a hole in the middle?

Various European CVs: Gravity-fed WC/tank combo (center pylon only)?



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#4
October 14, 2013, 06:55:28 PM
Well, I for one am pleased the captain of the ship didn't brag too much.

Imagine how the reporter would have reacted had he been told what the CV was made of and we've figured out how to make steel float on water.
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October 14, 2013, 07:30:55 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on October 14, 2013, 06:55:28 PM
Well, I for one am pleased the captain of the ship didn't brag too much.

Imagine how the reporter would have reacted had he been told what the CV was made of and we've figured out how to make steel float on water.

If that got out, it would seriously impact National Security.
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BanzaiCat

#6
October 14, 2013, 08:09:17 PM
Apples! Very small rocks! Cider! Gravy! A DUCK.

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October 15, 2013, 12:37:35 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 14, 2013, 06:40:16 PM
^Yeah, that was a good one. Makes you wonder what would have been on that pylon if the flattop were part of a different navy...

the Charles de Gaulle: a bidet?

Hypothetical Turkish CV:  a floorboard with a hole in the middle?

Various European CVs: Gravity-fed WC/tank combo (center pylon only)?

That actually explains the shittyness of all middle east navies.
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