Day 485 billion 675 million.... yeah whatever.
I've seen hundreds of reports for the past 4 weeks saying the same shit over and over and over again. "Gaddafi must go". No fuckin shit people. When the fuck is France or the UK gonna just say "Fuck it, lets take him out"? How many bombs and missiles do NATO air forces need to unload on these fuckers before someone throws in the towel and decides its a waste of ammo and money?
Here's my take:
Send in British S.A.S. or similar SEAL teams and extract him from Libya. Then decide whether or not to execute his ass or lock him away for good. He isn't Castro, people. He doesn't have decoys or clones of himself running around to protect himself. We found Saddam chillin in a spider hole we can sure as fuck find Gaddafi and take his ass out.
To the media:
Shut the fuck up and report something new. No one gives a flying fuck about politicians sitting around saying the same fucking thing with their thumbs up their asses.
I swear you'll never see WW3 happen like the old days because the entire world is too much of a giant sandy smelly fucking pussy to start it. If anything, it'll be a bunch of politicians sitting around arguing, using harsh language and throwing shoes at each other with whoever gets a black eye losing in the end.
Unfuckingbelievable...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
China moves forward with a flat top
In December of 1985, a keel was laid down in a Soviet shipyard for an Admiral Kuznetsov class multirole aircraft carrier. This was to be the second carrier of its kind produced. She was launched in 1988 and renamed in late 1990 as the Varyag after a famous Russian Cruiser.
At this point you're probably thinking "Russia had aircraft carriers?" or "Who gives a fuck?"
Here's where things get interesting. Construction was stopped in 1992 and ownership was transferred to the Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. In April of 1998 she was auctioned to the Republic of China under the condition that she was never refitted for combat. Stripped of its power plant and essentials for combat operations, the Chinese have been holding on to her for quite some time.
As of 2011, the Varyag has been renamed to the Shi Lang and is scheduled for sea testing later this year. A few years ago the Chinese were in a deal to purchase 50 carrier capable versions of the Su-33 fighter aircraft from the Russians but fortunately it never came to be due to Russia fearing that the Chinese would recreate the aircraft and sell them at a lower price thus hurting the weakened export trade for Russia. Although not currently being fitted for combat readiness (combat sensors and defensive weapons), US intelligence suggests that this carrier could dramatically shift the Asian influence for disputed islands and trade routes.
Here is a comparison of the current Aircraft carriers in service from various countries (The Kuznetsov is the second largest):
Rising above all of this, however, is the concern regarding China now in possession of a WORKING Soviet Heavy Aircraft Missile Carrier that is almost certainly going to be rearmed and refitted with combat systems and weapons. Steam and exhaust has been seen rising from the ship's island which confirms that her engines and propulsion will be fully operational very soon. It is unclear as to the aircraft type or numbers she will have stowed below the flat top when sea trials have been completed. Released Soviet information on the aircraft carrier suggests she can hold upwards of 50 various aircraft types including fighters, helicopters, and early warning spotter aircraft.
This is her current state docked in China:
I'm concerned that this carrier could be the start of a new rise in Chinese naval production thus cementing China as the 2nd largest world super power. Russia currently has plans to bring their ONLY remaining flag ship carrier, the original Admiral Kuznetsov (same class as the sister ship Varyag/Shi Lang} in for a major refit, air wing expansion and modernization (angled deck with catapults and possibly a nuclear power plant) by 2012. Based on what we know, its safe to assume that Moscow is well aware of China's ambitions and is moving forward with being prepared for the worst. The largest problem the Shi Lang poses to the entire region is its capability to put itself in attack range of Russian, Japanese, South Korean, and U.S. military installations. While China has lightened up its aggressiveness towards U.S. Naval activity in Asian waters, this could just be the calm before the storm.
The U.S. currently has plans for a new Super Carrier class (FORD) to replace various current Nimitz class carriers. 3 FORD class Super Carriers are planned with the first (CVN-78) to be completed by 2015. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the U.S. Naval Carrier program would shift to a 5 year build program suggesting that we could have as many as 40 FORD class Super Carriers on the water by 2040. The last of the Nimitz class carriers is not scheduled for decommission until 2058 but puts the current class on track for replacement by the new FORD class. There are 10 Nimitz class carriers currently in service with the USS Enterprise being the first scheduled to be decommissioned by 2013.
Anyone that didn't feel safe reading this up until I got to our bad ass Navy stats should feel a little better now.
At this point you're probably thinking "Russia had aircraft carriers?" or "Who gives a fuck?"
Here's where things get interesting. Construction was stopped in 1992 and ownership was transferred to the Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. In April of 1998 she was auctioned to the Republic of China under the condition that she was never refitted for combat. Stripped of its power plant and essentials for combat operations, the Chinese have been holding on to her for quite some time.
As of 2011, the Varyag has been renamed to the Shi Lang and is scheduled for sea testing later this year. A few years ago the Chinese were in a deal to purchase 50 carrier capable versions of the Su-33 fighter aircraft from the Russians but fortunately it never came to be due to Russia fearing that the Chinese would recreate the aircraft and sell them at a lower price thus hurting the weakened export trade for Russia. Although not currently being fitted for combat readiness (combat sensors and defensive weapons), US intelligence suggests that this carrier could dramatically shift the Asian influence for disputed islands and trade routes.
Here is a comparison of the current Aircraft carriers in service from various countries (The Kuznetsov is the second largest):
Rising above all of this, however, is the concern regarding China now in possession of a WORKING Soviet Heavy Aircraft Missile Carrier that is almost certainly going to be rearmed and refitted with combat systems and weapons. Steam and exhaust has been seen rising from the ship's island which confirms that her engines and propulsion will be fully operational very soon. It is unclear as to the aircraft type or numbers she will have stowed below the flat top when sea trials have been completed. Released Soviet information on the aircraft carrier suggests she can hold upwards of 50 various aircraft types including fighters, helicopters, and early warning spotter aircraft.
This is her current state docked in China:
I'm concerned that this carrier could be the start of a new rise in Chinese naval production thus cementing China as the 2nd largest world super power. Russia currently has plans to bring their ONLY remaining flag ship carrier, the original Admiral Kuznetsov (same class as the sister ship Varyag/Shi Lang} in for a major refit, air wing expansion and modernization (angled deck with catapults and possibly a nuclear power plant) by 2012. Based on what we know, its safe to assume that Moscow is well aware of China's ambitions and is moving forward with being prepared for the worst. The largest problem the Shi Lang poses to the entire region is its capability to put itself in attack range of Russian, Japanese, South Korean, and U.S. military installations. While China has lightened up its aggressiveness towards U.S. Naval activity in Asian waters, this could just be the calm before the storm.
The U.S. currently has plans for a new Super Carrier class (FORD) to replace various current Nimitz class carriers. 3 FORD class Super Carriers are planned with the first (CVN-78) to be completed by 2015. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the U.S. Naval Carrier program would shift to a 5 year build program suggesting that we could have as many as 40 FORD class Super Carriers on the water by 2040. The last of the Nimitz class carriers is not scheduled for decommission until 2058 but puts the current class on track for replacement by the new FORD class. There are 10 Nimitz class carriers currently in service with the USS Enterprise being the first scheduled to be decommissioned by 2013.
Anyone that didn't feel safe reading this up until I got to our bad ass Navy stats should feel a little better now.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Japan Raises The Roof
Today Japanese officials have raised their nuclear disaster status to level 7, the highest level on the chart for disasters, after measuring massive amounts of radiation at the Fukushima plant.
Somehow, even though I'm not at all surprised by this, I'm still in a state of shock.
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Chernobyl part 2.
Now, no shit, it's not quite as bad as Chernobyl...YET...but this is only the 2nd time in history a nuclear disaster has ranked at the highest level (7). With how many hydrogen explosions, spent fuel rods melting, power failures, and radiation leaks the Japanese have had to deal with since their Tsunami/Quake, I'm quite literally struggling to see any positives coming from all of this. As good as the Japanese are at turning shit around (hell we bombed them back to the stone age twice in a row in WW2) It's still going to take them a shit load of time, money, resources, and effort to turn the frowns upside down.
Really honestly, as much as I make fun of everyone no matter what color or shape you are, I really do want to say I am keeping that island in my thoughts and hope the hell stops for them sooner rather than later.
The beginning
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of blowing shit up.
As the days, weeks, months, years, etc go by, I'll be documenting opinion and fact on everything from Obama taking it in the ass from his Amazonian wife to new blisteringly fast cars.
But before we dive into this we must establish some ground rules:
Rule #1 - There are no rules
Everyone is equally fucked (yes I said FUCKED) and will not be given any remorse. My opinion is the law on this blog. I'm not here to win an academy award or score a G rating so that little kids can read this and not have to ask their parents what a whore is. This is quite literally going to be Bill O'Reilly with a strap on screaming bloody murder "THE CHICKENS ARE COMING THE CHICKENS ARE COMING!"
So, without further annoyance and time consumption, welcome to my blog.
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