DREAM ARMADA

David E. Powell

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Nov 5, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/5/98

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First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS Alabama,
Black Swan...

Inner Escorts and Accompanying ships: CSS Virginia, CA38 San Francisco,
Bonhomme Richard, Monitor, Emden, Scharnhorst + Gniesnau (WW1), Mogami,
Indianapolis....

Advance Guard: Von Der Tann, Lion, Sedlytz, Derfflinger, Tiger,
Indefatigable, Olympia, Constitution

Battle Fleet: Enterprise, Washington, Missouri, Lexington, Yamato, Bismarck,
Hood, Ohio, Saratoga, Nimitz, Franklin, Victory, Nevada, Forrestal, Kaga,
Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Warspite, Graf Spee....

Feel free to add on...

Mazda

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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Prinz Eugen is also a part of the Battle Fleet in my
Armada.

David E. Powell <David_Po...@email.msn.com> wrote in
article <#QWMC#TC#GA.153@upnetnews03>...

Steve Osmanski

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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"David E. Powell" <David_Po...@email.msn.com> wrote:

>First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS Alabama,
>Black Swan...

USS England (WW2 DE), USS Guadalcanal (WW2 CVE), USS Johnston (WW2
DD), IJN Shigure

Filip Janssen

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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David E. Powell wrote:

> Battle Fleet: Enterprise, Washington, Missouri, Lexington, Yamato, Bismarck,
> Hood, Ohio, Saratoga, Nimitz, Franklin, Victory, Nevada, Forrestal, Kaga,
> Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Warspite, Graf Spee....
>
> Feel free to add on...

how about Graf Zeppelin :)
<ducking for cover>

Filip Janssen

Fester986

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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><David_Po...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>
>>First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS Alabama,
>>Black Swan...

I would add on all the DD's and DE's of Taffy 3 at Leyte Gulf, sorry I do not
remember the names, and don't have time to look them before my next class.

Also add the USS Hartford of the Civil War.... Farraguts flagship at Mobile....
Damm the torpedoes full speed ahead! fame.

Dave

AlumsHubby

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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Way, way forward of the escort screen, how about USS Growler (the WWII one) on
hunter-killer patrol?

Bill McClain (Alums...@aol.com)
--- "nomenclature is destiny" ---

Joachim Schmid

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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I'm missing "Santa Maria", "Monitor", "Golden Hind" and
"Thessarakonteres" in the main line as well as some Viking longboats for
long-range reconaissance. ;-)))

Joachim

David Manley

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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Add HMS BRILLIANT for her sharpshooting in '82 (but not for the TV series!)

DM

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Scott M. Kozel

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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"David E. Powell" <David_Po...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>
> First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS Alabama,
> Black Swan...
>

> Inner Escorts and Accompanying ships: CSS Virginia, CA38 San Francisco,
> Bonhomme Richard, Monitor, Emden, Scharnhorst + Gniesnau (WW1), Mogami,
> Indianapolis....
>
> Advance Guard: Von Der Tann, Lion, Sedlytz, Derfflinger, Tiger,
> Indefatigable, Olympia, Constitution
>

> Battle Fleet: Enterprise, Washington, Missouri, Lexington, Yamato, Bismarck,
> Hood, Ohio, Saratoga, Nimitz, Franklin, Victory, Nevada, Forrestal, Kaga,
> Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Warspite, Graf Spee....
>
> Feel free to add on...

Submarines: Seawolf, Nautilus, Ohio, CSS H.L. Hunley, Los Angeles,
Thresher, Tang, U-505, George Washington.

--
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Virginia/Maryland/Washington D.C. http://www.richmond.infi.net/~kozelsm
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Adam Howarter

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Nov 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/6/98

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Ha, I laugh at your armada. Mine is smaller and decidedly more powerful.
In fact it only has 18 ships in it ... SSBN726-743. Lets see, thats 432
Tridents (C4 D5 who cares) with lets call it an even 4320 warheads. Hey,
that would have been something to see at Jutland. Warspite moves in...
suddenly a megaton warhead drops out of the sky and both sides lose.

Matthias Warkus

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Nov 7, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/7/98

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David E. Powell schrieb:

>
> First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS Alabama,
> Black Swan...
>
> Inner Escorts and Accompanying ships: CSS Virginia, CA38 San Francisco,
> Bonhomme Richard, Monitor, Emden, Scharnhorst + Gniesnau (WW1), Mogami,
> Indianapolis....
>
> Advance Guard: Von Der Tann, Lion, Sedlytz, Derfflinger, Tiger,
> Indefatigable, Olympia, Constitution
>
> Battle Fleet: Enterprise, Washington, Missouri, Lexington, Yamato, Bismarck,
> Hood, Ohio, Saratoga, Nimitz, Franklin, Victory, Nevada, Forrestal, Kaga,
> Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Warspite, Graf Spee....
>
> Feel free to add on...

I'd throw the WW2 Ark Royal and Rodney in.

mawa
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David E. Powell

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Nov 8, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/8/98

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Scott M. Kozel wrote in message <36437F...@richmond.infi.net>...

>"David E. Powell" <David_Po...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>>

>> First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS
Alabama,
>> Black Swan...
>>
>> Inner Escorts and Accompanying ships: CSS Virginia, CA38 San Francisco,
>> Bonhomme Richard, Monitor, Emden, Scharnhorst + Gniesnau (WW1), Mogami,
>> Indianapolis....
>>
>> Advance Guard: Von Der Tann, Lion, Sedlytz, Derfflinger, Tiger,
>> Indefatigable, Olympia, Constitution
>>
>> Battle Fleet: Enterprise, Washington, Missouri, Lexington, Yamato,
Bismarck,
>> Hood, Ohio, Saratoga, Nimitz, Franklin, Victory, Nevada, Forrestal, Kaga,
>> Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Warspite, Graf Spee....
>>
>> Feel free to add on...
>

>Submarines: Seawolf, Nautilus, Ohio, CSS H.L. Hunley, Los Angeles,
>Thresher, Tang, U-505, George Washington.

U-9 (Weddigen) The Black Sea RN subs of WW1, Wahoo, Holland, U-100, U-99,
Turtle... and whatever Lothar Von De La Periere's boat was in WW1 (U-71, was
it?)

Yes, we definitely need a sub recon screen...

blkb...@postoffice.pacbell.net

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Nov 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/18/98

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Matthias Warkus wrote:

> David E. Powell schrieb:

> >
> > First Layer of Escort Screen: Laffey, Glow-Worm, Campbeltown, CSS Alabama,
> > Black Swan...
> >
> > Inner Escorts and Accompanying ships: CSS Virginia, CA38 San Francisco,
> > Bonhomme Richard, Monitor, Emden, Scharnhorst + Gniesnau (WW1), Mogami,
> > Indianapolis....
> >
> > Advance Guard: Von Der Tann, Lion, Sedlytz, Derfflinger, Tiger,
> > Indefatigable, Olympia, Constitution
> >
> > Battle Fleet: Enterprise, Washington, Missouri, Lexington, Yamato, Bismarck,
> > Hood, Ohio, Saratoga, Nimitz, Franklin, Victory, Nevada, Forrestal, Kaga,
> > Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Warspite, Graf Spee....
> >
> > Feel free to add on...
>

> I'd throw the WW2 Ark Royal and Rodney in.
>
>

I'd replace the Kaga-Akagi-Hiryu-Soryu combination with either the Shokaku and
Zuikaku or the Coral Sea and Midway (in my book, longevity counts for something,
even on the losing side). Also, I'd replace Missouri with Wisconsin. Any BB that
gets it bow knocked off only to survive and have Iraqis surrender to its RPV (!)
is aces.

Also, which Enterprise? The schooner, the legendary WWII CV, or the current vast
and mighty CVN? (I'd pick the CVN myself)

Added to advance screen- Archerfish, Nautilus, any Russian 40-knot sub (just for
scares- I know they can hear it!), any one of an appallingly large array of Type
VII U-boats, and Los Angeles. Oh, and give me the Japanese boat that sunk the Wasp
too.

blkbrant

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Nov 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/18/98

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Adam Howarter wrote:

Much as that would have solved the "no really who would have won if they
had the 'Nads to do so" argument... You have watched "Trinity And Beyond"
once too many times, Adam. Go to bed. : )

blkbrant

Adam Howarter

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Nov 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/19/98

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> had the 'Nads to do so" argument... You have watched "Trinity And Beyond"
> once too many times,

Never seen it.

Renegade

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Nov 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/23/98

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I'd add Prinz Eugen in there too. When the USN sailed warships to Bikini
Atoll for atomic weapons test the crews were asked about the Axis ships they
had sailed in. They hated the IJN warships(smell was #1 on the list of
complaints) but when asked about Prinz Eugen almost to a man they said they
would trade their own USN ships for her.

Renegade
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If you're in a fair fight, you didn't plan it properly.
-- Nick Lappos, Chief R&D Pilot, Sikorsky Aircraft

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Ken Young

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Nov 24, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/24/98

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In article <SH462.15$%y6.2...@client.news.psi.net>, rene...@azonline.com
(Renegade) wrote:

> but when asked about Prinz Eugen almost to a man they said they
> would trade their own USN ships for her.

From memory there was a skeleton German engineering crew aboard to oversee
the machinery apparently it was so complicated that fully training an
American crew would not have been cost effective.

Ken Young
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Paternity is a matter of opinion