Re: Fw: Carriers and other updates

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 12:48:29 EDT
From: JRebori682@aol.com
Subject: Re: Fw: Carriers and other updates

In a message dated 7/5/99 8:06:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ScottSaylo@aol.com writes:

> I can just see the look on the oppositions face as the CV they just 
> targeted took off at over 40 knots! LOL

You do know the official US line on carriers is "In excess of 30
knots".  A rooster tail as high as the flight deck is pretty
impressive.  Of course, it does take a bit to get up to that speed. :)

Roger Books
USN 1983-1989, CV66 for most of it.