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**WertyNtont** · 05-21-2007, 04:58 AM

Originally posted by Serb

Russian designs are pretty unique.
It's smaller than your Nimitz class, but it can take care of itself thanks to its enormous missile armament. The Nimitz class is 30+ years old and but they've come up with a new enlarged and improved Nimitz class like the USS Ronald Reagan (commissioned into service in 2003). At 104,000 tons it is the largest warship afloat and carries significantly more aircraft then even the old Nimitz class super carriers. In a fight against an enemy carrier it is going to be hard to beat given the number of escorts and the superior number of aircraft it has not to mention that it can launch and land more aircraft at the same time.

05-21-2007, 04:58 AM	#23
WertyNtont Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	Originally posted by Serb Russian designs are pretty unique. It's smaller than your Nimitz class, but it can take care of itself thanks to its enormous missile armament. The Nimitz class is 30+ years old and but they've come up with a new enlarged and improved Nimitz class like the USS Ronald Reagan (commissioned into service in 2003). At 104,000 tons it is the largest warship afloat and carries significantly more aircraft then even the old Nimitz class super carriers. In a fight against an enemy carrier it is going to be hard to beat given the number of escorts and the superior number of aircraft it has not to mention that it can launch and land more aircraft at the same time.
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