Re: british government moves war****ps into the region

On Sun, 18 May 2008 02:34:20 +0800, PaPaPeng wrote
(in article <2r7u24huvck8ostoh5fcdj7nj3n1mlllld@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):

> On Sat, 17 May 2008 12:57:01 +0100, "William Black"
> <william.black@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> The point about war****ps from a 'blue water' navy is that they can
operate 
>> as coastal secure stable helicopter platforms and small warehouses.
> 
> [  http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=12000
> 
> A British Royal Navy frigate has been ordered to stand by off Burma
> with emergency aid for the survivors of cyclone Nargis. The 4,900-ton
> HMS Westminster will join US and French war****ps waiting in
> international waters off the Burmese coast, ready to rush relief
> supplies to the Irrawaddy delta if instructed by the UN or invited by
> the Burmese regime...]
> 
> Myanmar's ****t facilities are wrecked.  What small warehouse?  The
> only supplies aboard the frigate are her own stores for station duty
> off Iraq.

You don't know that.

> HMS Westminster is a Type 23 frigate (see photo)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_23_frigate
At 4,200 tons, a small
> hull fully packed with ****pboard weapons.  It cannot take on refugees
> (security concerns) and limited very space to do so anyway.

You don't know that.
 
> Class and type: Frigate 
> Displacement: Standard:3500tons
> 
> Full Load:4200tons 
> Length: 133m (436ft 4in) 
> Beam: 16.1m (52ft 10in) 
> Draught: 7.3m (24ft) 
> Speed: 28knots 
> Range: 14,485km (9000miles) at 15knots 
> Complement: 181 
> Aircraft carried: one Lynx HMA.Mk3/8 or Merlin HM.Mk 1 helicopter 
> 
> The RN Lynx heliocopter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lynx
is
> capable only for limited local rescue work.  Maybe drop a few supplies
> deliveries. Its crew of 2 or 3 and its weapons systems take up all the
> space. It isn't equipped for S&R winch capability or for trans****ting
> refugees to a safer zone.

Every bit of help might save many lives.

> French ****ps are likely the same class.  The Myanmar government
> doesn't welcome USN ****ps of any size or color.

Because the leaders of Myanmar do not care if the Burmese in the delta
die.


-- 
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive 
crossposts.)


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