tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1694986603241265816..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: East Wind, RainTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16215928502363846892007-09-03T13:34:00.000-04:002007-09-03T13:34:00.000-04:00cybr, most people grab a book while evacuating. No...cybr, most people grab a book while evacuating. Not everyone posts about it. I keep Hogg's Handguns right next to the Charmin.<BR/><BR/>The only good thing about the Washington Treaty is that it gave us some tonnages to violate. At 14,000 tons, these "destroyers" will outweigh the heavy cruisers that were re-classified as battleships. I'm surprised they didn't title them "frigates."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11114976883816794312007-09-03T09:13:00.000-04:002007-09-03T09:13:00.000-04:00Ah. There go the geek cred points I picked up in t...Ah. There go the geek cred points I picked up in the Case White thread. :-p Had I the sense to grab my copy of <I>Jane's Fighting Ships Of WWII</I> while evacuatinig two years ago, I could have spared myself some ebarassment.Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87954357545882802762007-09-03T01:13:00.000-04:002007-09-03T01:13:00.000-04:00"Gentlemen, this news: The Chrysanthmum Fleet has ..."Gentlemen, this news: The Chrysanthmum Fleet has taken to the high seas once more. This time, they are on our side."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2882693065107481382007-09-02T17:45:00.000-04:002007-09-02T17:45:00.000-04:00The first thought that came into my head when I re...The first thought that came into my head when I read about Japanese carriers was Climb Mt. Niitaka.<BR/><BR/>That probably says something about my nature. What that is we'll never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91707113838450864152007-09-02T16:39:00.000-04:002007-09-02T16:39:00.000-04:00""East Wind, Rain" was one of three possible "exec..."<A HREF="http://www.patriot.dk/pearlharbour.html" REL="nofollow">"East Wind, Rain" was one of three possible "execute" messages which Japanese diplomats around the world had been alerted to begin listening for on November 19th. They were told to monitor the regular news and weather broadcasts from Tokyo, just as they always did, but to pay especially careful attention to the phraseology employed to describe the weather.</A>"<BR/><BR/>First thing I found on Google. Ignore tinfoil on the site.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66771349823005994072007-09-02T16:35:00.000-04:002007-09-02T16:35:00.000-04:00My google-fu is a bit weak this afternoon. The tit...My google-fu is a bit weak this afternoon. The title is the translation of ships' names, right?Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11139676695254924862007-09-02T16:08:00.000-04:002007-09-02T16:08:00.000-04:00Having a strong right arm (or is that the left) in...Having a strong right arm (or is that the left) in that part of the world wouldn't be that bad of a deal, methinks.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38243984606381350652007-09-02T15:45:00.000-04:002007-09-02T15:45:00.000-04:00I like them taking pictures at Pearl Harbor. It he...I like them taking pictures at Pearl Harbor. It helps them remember what happens when they overstep.GeorgeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736838055941100599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84740603037155820392007-09-02T10:47:00.000-04:002007-09-02T10:47:00.000-04:00I'm sure the Chinese are greeting this development...I'm sure the Chinese are greeting this development with joy. <BR/><BR/> The "Harrier carriers" wouldn't be scary to a USN naval task force. But they would definitely provide the Japanese Navy a greater ability to perform maritime security missions (patroling key choke points like the Malacca Straits), humanitarian missions (like the post-tsunami operations in Indonesia) or enforcing a blockade of North Korea.<BR/><BR/> Dammit, if the Japanese can get these, why not us Canadians? We had carriers too! Admittedly, WWII vintage escort class carriers re-equipped with jets. But still. Bring back the _Bonaventure_!AndsrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com