The Japs got flight decks again!

[SuluSea]

ORIGINAL: PzB

Hehe, that would be the day but why not let Japan and SK be the frontline in the Far East [:'(]
Sometimes such decisions and revolutions come back to haunt you though...if you had sold a CVN to the Shah in the late 70s for example!-)

FWIW , the US had scheduled the sale of 4 Kidd Class Destroyers to the Shah that went to the USN shortly after he was overthrown.

I saw pictures of the Japanese vessel on another site last year, smart looking ship IMO.

[stuman]

ORIGINAL: YankeeAirRat

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

Bout time. We could have sold them a CVN, it carries more. Expensive but worth it.

Glad you posted this, first I heard of it. Unlike Terminus I don't have time to crawl thru every thread and post snippy little one liners everywhere.

The day the JMSDF buys a CVN is the day that Elvis comes back to play at the Tokyo Grand Prix with Jimmy Hendrix and Don Mclean as opening acts. [:D]

Well, I have some Elvis stories. Cannot speak to Jimi or Don.

[stuman]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

I would sell them one in a heart beat. If they would buy it. But if China and NK keep going the way they are, we might see Elvis sooner than we think.

They spent about a billion on that boat. Another 2 billion would have got them alot more capability. Wonder if SK wants one, we need the jobs.

I have thought the same thing. Both countries need to buy one from us !

And Germany too !

And we keep the maintenance contracts !

And constant upgrades !

Just like my IT vender does to me !


( I had to edit this, I actually like my IT vender [:)] )

[2ndACR]

Dang skippy. 

[Skyland]

ORIGINAL: VSWG

Of course the fact that GB and France actually know how to build and operate carriers (and Germany does not) has nothing to do with it... [;)]

We will built some (2 to 4) of this kind for the Russian also [:)]

[Sredni]

I think the world would be better off if countries weren't allowed to sell arms to eachother.

[Rainer]

I think the world would be better off if countries weren't allowed to sell arms to eachother.

Best post in this thread.

[PzB74]

A pacifist on the WitP AE threat! [&o]
[:D]

[2ndACR]

Uh, Canada buys the FA18 from us, and I think the Canadian navy buys the ships abroad too. 

[Rainer]

A pacifist on the WitP AE threat!

Tongue in cheek aside, opposing arms sales to North Korea, Iran, Jemen, Libyen and half a dozen other states doesn't make me a pacifist.
Probably too close to politics; let's rest it at that.

[Sredni]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

Uh, Canada buys the FA18 from us, and I think the Canadian navy buys the ships abroad too. 

There's also a big hoopla going on right now with the opposition in ottawa about the f-35? I think it's called. Apparently we're buying a bunch (or buying in on them for the future when it's finished, or whatever) and the opposition thinks we should have shopped around or something.

Personally if it meant africa, asia, and south america had to make war only with what they could produce themselves, then I'd be content with canada having to do without or spend the money to build our own modern jet fighter.

I don't really consider myself a pacifist either tbh. I just think the sale of arms to questionable governments is one of the great evils of our time.


edit: oh and pretty sure what little navy we have was built here

[dazoline II]

*Cough* Upholders.

[Sredni]

lol they don't count since they've never actually worked properly [:D]

[ilovestrategy]

ORIGINAL: chijohnaok

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Sheesh. We had a thread about this weeks ago.

Jesus Christ. Don't you ever have anything good to say? [8|]

To the OP, thanks for posting the pic. I never knew the Japs had a carrier again.

It's not a carrier.

I mean it sort of looks like a carrier.......it carries aircraft.....but Like the name says, it's a "helicopter- destroyer"
[;)]

If I had a dollar for everytime I put my foot in my mouth in these forums......[:D]

[Apathetic1]

Don't forget we export a lot of LAV III's to other countries as well. I didn't think the subs were actually in service. Thought the screen doors leaked too much.