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China will be deploying 998, 170 and 887 to Gulf of Aden. > 1,000 including Navy spec-ops
2010-07-02
Posted by:3dc

#10  Also I like to bitch. But hell, who don't?
Posted by: Shipman   2010-07-02 18:04  

#9  It is acceptable to quote part of an article under copyright law.

Sometimes I'd like to have an idea of what I'm going to click on before I click on it. Kind of, to know what's going on and to see if it's interesting or not. Sort of the "head line" of the article, if you get my drift. This "head" should be descriptive text. Anyway, crazy idea I had.
Posted by: gromky   2010-07-02 17:35  

#8  Practicing using their new toys?
Posted by: gorb   2010-07-02 13:27  

#7  Among the interesting tibits in this article is that the Chinese now have their own LCAC. (Air cushion landing vehicle). Pictures of it at the link.

This makes the threat of invading Taiwan much more credible. An 18,000 ton amphibious assault ship is pretty formidable as well.
Posted by: Frozen Al   2010-07-02 12:09  

#6  Gromky - I don't want to put Fred into a copyright violation situation so rather than re-mis-write some article I just post the link.
Posted by: 3dc   2010-07-02 11:42  

#5  It would be nice to have an article instead of a cryptic headline

If you click the cryptic title inside the Rantburg article it will open up the original article that the title was taken from in another browser. In this case, it will probably answer all your questions.
Posted by: gorb   2010-07-02 09:11  

#4  Or is their intent to get in the way to make an attack on Iran a little more complicated?
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2010-07-02 07:51  

#3  Naval prOn at the link, also. It means the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy may be for fighting, unlike the US Navy.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-07-02 07:07  

#2  FTA: "China will be deploying 998, 170 and 887 to Gulf of Aden. It also reports that the flotilla will have more than 1,000 personnel, including Navy special forces troops. We also find out that 998's displacement is 18,500 tonnes in its mission configuration."

Ship ID Nos. gromky.
Posted by: tipover   2010-07-02 02:36  

#1  What the hell does this headline mean? It would be nice to have an article instead of a cryptic headline.
Posted by: gromky   2010-07-02 01:58  

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