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It would be logistically wise to acquire 2 - 3 more of the C-17's.  Once they are all sold the only hope to extend our fleet would be trying to buy them from the USAF.  I have read that certain quarters of the USAF consider that they have too many of them---bought by Congressional considerations...

It will be interesting to see what the new tanks designers reaction to this will be: http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/11/russia-making-tank-killer-with-152-mm.html#more Bearpaw

To ERC's questions: Differences between Queenston Class AOR and Asterix Class Converted AOR Queenston Class has double the helicopter capacity of the Asterix (4 vs 2) Queenston has hospital facilities Queenston has some minor armament Queenston has capacity for easily handling vehicles...

I would even go a bit farther---there is an option to buy another Asterix-class container ship for conversion to AOR as well.  If we were to exercise that option and later buy both Asterix-class AOR's then together with the Berlin-class AOR's we could have 1 "blue-water" AOR and 1 "domestic" AOR...

I have a question for those of you involved in this program: "What is a reasonable estimated cost of the Bofors 57mm Mk 3 gun and fittings in a STANFLEX module?" Also, is it possible and/or advisable to upgrade the MCDV to this gun? Thanks in advance, Bearpaw

More info on F-35 http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/08/air-force-admits-big-f35-problems-and.html Bearpaw

I looked at their website----IMHO all the offerings there are not too inspiring. What I would suggest is a simple flag---- blue, green, blue similar to the white,red, white background of the Canadian flag---on the green middle put a brown Kiwi bird similar to the Kiwi on the RNZAF flag. Bearpaw

The looting could be quite a problem here----one can hear gunshots at least once a week here! Most people here are completely unprepared for even the smallest emergency. Bearpaw

The only historical earthquake that might be used as a model for the "Big One" is the 1960 magnitude 9.5 quake in Chile.  Our "Big One" is likely to be in the 9.0 to 9.8 range.  An American scientist has done excellent work in studies of past quakes on the Washington-BC coasts in particular the...

Another recent report about the F-35: http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/06/f35-loses-to-1970s-era-f16-carrying.html

Article on Self-Steering Ammunition on link below: http://www.livescience.com/50648-darpa-self-steering-bullets.html?cmpid=NL_TND_weekly_2015-04-29

The stern elevator has a 13 ton lift capacity which could accomodate an empty CH-47.  The area of the elevator is 225 m^2 which I take to be 15mx15m.  If part of the CH-47 were hanging over the stern(about 2 or 3 meters) then the size of the elevator would allow a CH-47(without blades)  to be...

I agree with you completely----if you also consider that the initial 4 aircraft  have about 6 years on the clock, we should buy the 8 or 9 aircraft I mentioned in my first post. This may be a bit more than our current needs but in 2035-2045 we might well be looking for more aircraft. I think the...

From the announcement of the decision to buy a fifth C-17, it was noted that this would extend the fleet life by 7.5 years.  A little math will show  that this implies an expected life of 37.5 years per aircraft(in a fleet of 5 assuming constant utilization rate). A sixth aircraft would extend...

I agree with OBGD on this---i looked up the relevant data from wikpedia and calculated: Efficiency of C-130J-30 vs C-17-ER Max Payload at criusing speed for max range efficiency using 1) US $13,644 per flying hour for C-130J-30 with max range  5,250 km with max load 19,958 kg 2) US $23,279...

Here is a link to an article about possible use of zinc supplementation for traumatic blast injuries: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140427185159.htm Moderators feel free to move this topic to a more appropriate forum---the search function is disabled by server overload. Bearpaw

Kudos to Nemo888! I lived in the Philippines from 2005 to 2011.  One of the best things you could send is the galvanized roofing screws that Nemo888 has described in a previous post.  These are almost impossible to find in the Philippines---I have suggested some years ago to some of my in-laws...

Would the Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System be considered? Bearpaw

My sister suffers from a severe case of GERD.  I did a fairly extensive Google-search on the topic and turned up this: How D-limonene Prevents Heartburn At least 40% of the population suffers from gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), more commonly known as heartburn. This markedly...

Hope you are enjoying the country-side. Your shrimp were probably undercooked a bit----that is why they taste so good.  Then only shrimp I ever ate there were in a seafood stew which was very well cooked so I had no problems. The dead reefs are a result of dynamite fishing----there is quite a...