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May 02, 2008

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Red China builds Bond villain nuclear submarine superbase; caricatures self.

Related: We Blast Truk, Jap Fortress, 1944/03/30.

The U.S. Navy makes history as a huge task force assembles to attack the highly publicized 'impregnable fortress of Truk.' Planes zoom from expansive carrier decks, and before long, Truk is observed, stretched out below like a diagram on a drafting table. Cocky Jap interceptors bear in for the attack, and they are blown out of the skies, by uncanny machine gun fire, and clouds of rising anti-aircraft fire. Then our planes dive on acres of grounded Jap planes and riddle them to Kingdom Come. They dive on oil tanks and spew lead streams into them, until they burst into flames. In the harbor, freighters are split in two and destroyers are destroyed, as the craft are zealously strafed and bombed. Back on a carrier, we watch two damaged U.S. Navy planes land, one comes in on one wheel, and from the other, a seriously wounded pilot is carried away. Over 200 Jap planes are destroyed, forty vessels are sunk or badly damaged, and Truk is proved vulnerable to superior American equipment and men. What a 'sweet day' for the U.S. Navy."

Posted by Ghost of a flea at May 2, 2008 06:23 AM

Comments

I hope they remembered to buy a white Persian cat for the base CO.

Posted by: Chris Taylor [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 2, 2008 10:02 AM

Hmmm, did you know India is building an underground base too, at Rambilli?

Since we have an entire archipelago of useless snow-capped islands within easy reach of 1000-metre-plus deep water, I think we owe it to ourselves to hollow them out and build our own series of underground superbases. Then we can send forth our own Bond villain superweapons, like CANDU-and maple-syrup-powered submersible aircraft carriers.

Posted by: Chris Taylor [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 2, 2008 10:23 AM

According to Wikipedia, the Indians have managed to fit their reactor into the hull of the new Advanced Technology Vessel. If true, this is a serious accomplishment as this is perhaps the trickiest bit of engineering involved. The Freepers have a cutaway view (scroll down).

I am four-square with you on your maple power plan.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 2, 2008 11:33 AM

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