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  1. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Nothing special. After all, the WW2 I-400 series is way bigger.
  2. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    BAP Almirante Grau / De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser / HNLMS De Ruyter. The C801 number is the De Ruyter (1953-1973), later BAP Almirante Grau, C81 (1973-2017).
  3. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    If we are talking about the Town class light cruisers, let me present you one of the most if not the most famous. HMS Belfast
  4. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Two Victorio Veneto warships.
  5. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    BAP Almirante Grau - Peruvian Navy
  6. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Brasilian carrier Sao Paulo.
  7. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    ARA La Argentina, Argentine Light Cruiser
  8. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Oh, statistically, sure they exist. But, I have never seen one in the places of power.
  9. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Politics with self-awareness of their own limitations in practical knowledge ... In what world do you live? Not this one for sure.
  10. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    The US as long ago weaponized ITAR. Basically, if you want to buy a western plane not subject to the american control buy a Rafale.
  11. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    If loaded with a 5+ Mton fusion bomb and in range, sure.
  12. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    If you take in consideration that in 1982 the UK nuclear submarine used WW2 torpedoes to kill the Belgrano...
  13. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Depends on the play zone. Mid of an ocean? Yes, they are limited. Baltic, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, or Taiwan Strait? They are very, very deadly.
  14. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Well, if the USN really want fun times, just train against the much more advanced Type 214. All the advantages of these older 209, plus AIP, nonmagnetic hull, even more silent, and better sensors.
  15. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Well, the Russians also have an aircraft cruiser, so...
  16. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    So, the long history of the navy hidden crap and put the guilty on lowly sailors, again.
  17. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    So, the mother of fuck-ups?
  18. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Eleven killed by a single torpedo? Must be a record.
  19. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    CA-134, USN Des Moines. The last class of USN heavy cruisers, and the first with auto-loader guns.
  20. paulobrito

    Warship Appreciation Thread

    Don Fernando II e Gloria - a 50-gun Frigate of the Portuguese Navy. I have dinner on board three years ago when I visited the Portuguese Naval School. The last Portuguese sailing warship to be built.
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