[Dragom]

My crystal ball says that Carriers aren't going to be all that in the next big scuffle.

Now a destroyer mounted with a rail gun with the sub orbital inert spikes, that would be some good candy.

[Gunnair]

CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:

desertdude desertdude:

Canada does not have an aircraft carrier ?

We had an aircraft carrier a long while back. The Majestic-class HMCS Bonaventure (CVL-22) served us from 1957-1970 before being decommissioned.

We'll never forget you, Bonnie.



-J.

Fuck man, were you even born then?

[Gunnair]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Given that Obama wants to cut the US Navy from eleven carriers to four it would be prudent of Canada to start building some carriers. Depending on the USA just isn't going to be in Canada's future.

Well if we could lease one and convince 5,000 or so of your sailors to become Canadian citizens...

[BartSimpson]

Gunnair Gunnair:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Given that Obama wants to cut the US Navy from eleven carriers to four it would be prudent of Canada to start building some carriers. Depending on the USA just isn't going to be in Canada's future.

Well if we could lease one and convince 5,000 or so of your sailors to become Canadian citizens...

I'm thinking you could simply buy a few of them and a whole buttload of sailors and shore pukes and yard monkeys would willingly follow them north to make Halifax and Esquimalt first-class shipyards and bases again.

[Nuggie77]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Gunnair Gunnair:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Given that Obama wants to cut the US Navy from eleven carriers to four it would be prudent of Canada to start building some carriers. Depending on the USA just isn't going to be in Canada's future.

Well if we could lease one and convince 5,000 or so of your sailors to become Canadian citizens...

I'm thinking you could simply buy a few of them and a whole buttload of sailors and shore pukes and yard monkeys would willingly follow them north to make Halifax and Esquimalt first-class shipyards and bases again.

Unfortunately Canada's two naval bases, don't have the manpower nor the space to support a vessel of that size, let alone the room to safely dock one. Besides, could you imagine the uproar if the gov't even thought about purchasing/leasing a nuclear powered ship??

[Gunnair]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Gunnair Gunnair:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Given that Obama wants to cut the US Navy from eleven carriers to four it would be prudent of Canada to start building some carriers. Depending on the USA just isn't going to be in Canada's future.

Well if we could lease one and convince 5,000 or so of your sailors to become Canadian citizens...

I'm thinking you could simply buy a few of them and a whole buttload of sailors and shore pukes and yard monkeys would willingly follow them north to make Halifax and Esquimalt first-class shipyards and bases again.

Well, not Esquimalt. Real estate won't support a super carrier.

[BartSimpson]

Gunnair Gunnair:

Well, not Esquimalt. Real estate won't support a super carrier.

Sure, it will. The existing dry dock can handle an Iwo Jima type carrier and the harbour itself has seen super carriers with frequency. A little dredging and a new dry dock and you folks are all set.

That, or you can just annex Maine & Washington and take over the shipyards there.

[Gunnair]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Gunnair Gunnair:

Well, not Esquimalt. Real estate won't support a super carrier.

Sure, it will. The existing dry dock can handle an Iwo Jima type carrier and the harbour itself has seen super carriers with frequency. A little dredging and a new dry dock and you folks are all set.

That, or you can just annex Maine & Washington and take over the shipyards there.

Abe Lincoln is always anchored in Royal Roads. Not enough jetty space in the harbour and frankly, they'd have to cover her with butter to get her in and move her about. Add to that the infrastructure. The dockyard is nearly maxed out and available parking for 5,000 more people is non existant. Add to that, the Colwood Crawl would slow to the Colwood Creep along and watch the slugs race by...

Hell... we need a battlestar instead...

[BartSimpson]

Gunnair Gunnair:

Hell... we need a battlestar instead...

THAT was built in Vancouver!!!

[EyeBrock]

desertdude desertdude:

Well I think its a good thing not to waste money on shit like that. Money that can be used elsewhere for better things.

Well you would say that when the US has been protecting the UAE all these years eh DD?

[BartSimpson]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

desertdude desertdude:

Well I think its a good thing not to waste money on shit like that. Money that can be used elsewhere for better things.

Well you would say that when the US has been protecting the UAE all these years eh DD?

Good point. When Obama cuts the USA down to four carriers that means we'll only have three at sea at any given time and they'll be in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico.

The two US carriers between the UAE and Iran won't be there anymore.

[EyeBrock]

Poor things will have to defend themselves......

[BartSimpson]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

Poor things will have to defend themselves......

Well, as DD pointed out they do have some pretty awesome cars in the UAE...

[desertdude]

I'm agaisnt all military spending, so much being wasted worldwide being wasted on crap. Although it might offend you but I'm not fond of any militaries.

As for the UAE it was doing well way before any foriegn military presence and didn't need any protecting even with its small squabbles with Iran. The current situation is somewhat of a forced extortion racket.

And BTW a few threads ago it was Canada that was protecting it, nows its the US make up your minds people.

[EyeBrock]

No, do try and keep up. Canada has a 'base' there only. The Aussies have a base there too but I doubt any Diggers will be defending Dubai to the last man, last bullet, it’s just a base.

There are no defence commitments other than that with the UAE.

And I'm shocked that you are not fond of any militaries. Well, not really....