Why the Navy Misses the Old F-14 Tomcat, Despite All of the Problems

Re:Why the Navy Misses the Old F-14 Tomcat, Despite All of t... by jabl on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @02:44PM (#17911680)

There's been inflation. A modern destroyer is, in terms of tonnage, more like a cruiser.

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Re:Why the Navy Misses the Old F-14 Tomcat, Despite All of t... by twic on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @05:00PM (#17921866)

Reminds me of how the Soviets had ships called "aircraft carrying cruisers" that were actually aircraft carriers, so that they could sail them between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_...

And the Royal Navy had "through-deck cruisers" that were actually (tiny) aircraft carriers, so that they could get them built under a government which wanted to keep defence spending under control:

http://www.godfreydykes.info/THE%20PROMISED%20TWO%20NEW%20AI...

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