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Not a link, but an observation: a woman on the 7/20/18 episode of LivePD started screaming and begging for her phone when she was told she couldn't have it with her during transport for her arrest.
Apparently, cell phone addiction is real.
Cue the timer until it is declared a disability protected by the ADA.
Radwaste
at July 22, 2018 3:23 AM
Apparently, cell phone addiction is real.
Cue the timer until it is declared a disability protected by the ADA.
~ Radwaste at July 22, 2018 3:23 AM
Well, the cops are not required to provide you with heroin during your transport for arrest for heroin possession, so I doubt they'll soon be required to leave you your cellphone. However, nothing would surprise me these days.
Conan the Grammarian
at July 22, 2018 7:49 AM
> how fast could the US
> replace a carrier?
Yet again, I haven't a clue what you're trying to say. Whenever a carrier would be replaced, even if we chose to do so and I'm not at all sure that we would, I know that it would be overpriced and late, with antiquated, unreliable systems. Is that what you're getting at? Contractors will promise the world, play political districts against each other, jack their prices after signing contracts, deliver late and point fingers when things don't work.
Military / industrial / complex.
Which is it not?
Crid
at July 22, 2018 9:20 AM
how fast could the US replace a carrier?
Given the complexities of modern weapon systems, there's no way we could achieve the production rates we achieved with the Essex class in World War II. However, I daresay we could still achieve a higher production rate than our potential enemies for producing fully operational carriers.
Not to mention that US Navy experience in operating carrier battle groups in hostile waters would lead us to lower replacement needs than our less-experienced adversaries. The Chinese have never operated a single CBG and the Russians currently have only one carrier, the smaller Soviet-built Admiral Kuznetsov that UK Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon, called "dilapidated" and whose first deployment featured two unintended splash downs for its "lackluster" MiG29s - as well as resulted in the need to operate the carrier's planes from land bases as the Kuznetsov failed in its mission as a forward air base, something at which US carriers regularly excel.
In addition, the US would most likely be backed up by the Royal Navy and other allied navies, all of whom have had experience working with the US Navy. The Royal Navy fields a new super carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth which, despite its problems, is similar in capacity and capability to US carriers and far superior to its Russian counterpart.
The Admiral Kuznetsov has no catapults, only a ramp at the bow, so planes must take off from it under their own power, greatly reducing their range and, thus, their effectiveness as the carrier's "Sunday punch."
From a Business Insiderarticle on the Admiral Kuznetsov:
But how well would the Kuznetsov fare against an American carrier? If anything, it's even more of a slaughter.
According to the 16th Edition of Combat Fleets of the World, the Kuznetsov can carry 18 Su-33 Flankers or MiG-29K Fulcrums, four Su-25 Frogfoot trainers, 15 Ka-27 Helix ASW helicopters, and two Ka-31 Helix airborne early warning choppers.
By comparison, it should be noted that a typical American carrier air wing has four strike-fighter squadrons of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets or F/A-18C Hornets, each with a dozen multi-role fighters. So, the Russians are fighting at the wrong end of eight-to-three odds. The American carrier's air wing, by the way, does offer electronic-warfare assets as well.
From another article:
"On the Russian ship's deck there were about 30 planes, while an American aircraft carrier can carry up to 90," a Russian defense official told the site, Russia Beyond The Headlines, comparing the Kuznetsov to US carriers. "Also, the take-off speed on the Admiral Kuznetsov was a few minutes, while on an American aircraft carrier three planes can take off in one minute.
The Russians plan to build a new supercarrier, the Shtorm concept. However, they'll need to develop technologies and expertise the Russian Navy currently does not have to make that successful. Since both the MiG29 and the Su-33 are outdated, they plan to deploy their proposed 5th generation T-50 aircraft, the development of which has been plagued with failures.
Conan the Grammarian
at July 22, 2018 10:26 AM
Fire Theresa Lund!
She will go outside Laliberte’s window and scream so Laliberte can’t sleep. That’s mature, but not a surprising mindset from someone who obviously thinks because a person’s skin isn’t white they must live in an “affordable” unit.
In what’s one of the funniest twists of irony I’ve seen this year, it turns out that Lund is the Executive Director of – wait for it – the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative!
Not a link, but an observation: a woman on the 7/20/18 episode of LivePD started screaming and begging for her phone when she was told she couldn't have it with her during transport for her arrest.
Apparently, cell phone addiction is real.
Cue the timer until it is declared a disability protected by the ADA.
Radwaste at July 22, 2018 3:23 AM
Well, the cops are not required to provide you with heroin during your transport for arrest for heroin possession, so I doubt they'll soon be required to leave you your cellphone. However, nothing would surprise me these days.
Conan the Grammarian at July 22, 2018 7:49 AM
> how fast could the US
> replace a carrier?
Yet again, I haven't a clue what you're trying to say. Whenever a carrier would be replaced, even if we chose to do so and I'm not at all sure that we would, I know that it would be overpriced and late, with antiquated, unreliable systems. Is that what you're getting at? Contractors will promise the world, play political districts against each other, jack their prices after signing contracts, deliver late and point fingers when things don't work.
Military / industrial / complex.
Which is it not?
Crid at July 22, 2018 9:20 AM
Given the complexities of modern weapon systems, there's no way we could achieve the production rates we achieved with the Essex class in World War II. However, I daresay we could still achieve a higher production rate than our potential enemies for producing fully operational carriers.
Not to mention that US Navy experience in operating carrier battle groups in hostile waters would lead us to lower replacement needs than our less-experienced adversaries. The Chinese have never operated a single CBG and the Russians currently have only one carrier, the smaller Soviet-built Admiral Kuznetsov that UK Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon, called "dilapidated" and whose first deployment featured two unintended splash downs for its "lackluster" MiG29s - as well as resulted in the need to operate the carrier's planes from land bases as the Kuznetsov failed in its mission as a forward air base, something at which US carriers regularly excel.
In addition, the US would most likely be backed up by the Royal Navy and other allied navies, all of whom have had experience working with the US Navy. The Royal Navy fields a new super carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth which, despite its problems, is similar in capacity and capability to US carriers and far superior to its Russian counterpart.
The Admiral Kuznetsov has no catapults, only a ramp at the bow, so planes must take off from it under their own power, greatly reducing their range and, thus, their effectiveness as the carrier's "Sunday punch."
From a Business Insider article on the Admiral Kuznetsov:
But how well would the Kuznetsov fare against an American carrier? If anything, it's even more of a slaughter.
According to the 16th Edition of Combat Fleets of the World, the Kuznetsov can carry 18 Su-33 Flankers or MiG-29K Fulcrums, four Su-25 Frogfoot trainers, 15 Ka-27 Helix ASW helicopters, and two Ka-31 Helix airborne early warning choppers.
By comparison, it should be noted that a typical American carrier air wing has four strike-fighter squadrons of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets or F/A-18C Hornets, each with a dozen multi-role fighters. So, the Russians are fighting at the wrong end of eight-to-three odds. The American carrier's air wing, by the way, does offer electronic-warfare assets as well.
From another article:
"On the Russian ship's deck there were about 30 planes, while an American aircraft carrier can carry up to 90," a Russian defense official told the site, Russia Beyond The Headlines, comparing the Kuznetsov to US carriers. "Also, the take-off speed on the Admiral Kuznetsov was a few minutes, while on an American aircraft carrier three planes can take off in one minute.
The Russians plan to build a new supercarrier, the Shtorm concept. However, they'll need to develop technologies and expertise the Russian Navy currently does not have to make that successful. Since both the MiG29 and the Su-33 are outdated, they plan to deploy their proposed 5th generation T-50 aircraft, the development of which has been plagued with failures.
Conan the Grammarian at July 22, 2018 10:26 AM
Fire Theresa Lund!
https://www.redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2018/07/20/elitist-harvard-exec-gets-taste-sjw-justice-racist-encounter-goes-viral/
I R A Darth Aggie at July 22, 2018 11:09 AM
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/07/21/we-have-3-words-for-any-libs-crying-over-james-gunn-being-crucified-over-old-tweets-justice-don-willett/
I R A Darth Aggie at July 22, 2018 11:13 AM
The wisdom of Iowahawk
https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/1020415588320018432
I R A Darth Aggie at July 22, 2018 12:07 PM
https://pjmedia.com/trending/dozens-of-iranian-instagram-models-rounded-up-for-immorality/
I R A Darth Aggie at July 22, 2018 12:12 PM
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