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by :FI:WillieOFS » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:01 am
Mindless Dribble and Off Topic posts are my specialty!
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by Menace » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:28 pm
There must be one heck of a story around that.
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by :FI:Murph » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:33 am
CVEs were sometimes used to transport land based fighters to their island bases. They would launch using the catapult and fly to the base on land.
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by Menace » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:04 pm
Umm, wern't CVE converted tankers and whatnot? That's a four ton jug.
BTW Read "Hunter Killer" by William T. Y'Blood for more CVE goodness, for those intrested.
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