Weapon Envy

CNN info below from 12/3/01.

Didn't bother to say if the Phalanx fires DUTPs.

And, that the Tomahawks and Sea Kings are made in U.S.A.

And, that the Saif Sareea games are sure
to anger the region's fundamentalists.

And, that the British broke their W.W.I promises to the Arabs
setting up the Mid-East's flawed borders and Israel,
that have led to so many problems.

HMS Illustrious

Location:
Arabian Sea

Type of vessel:
Invincible-class British  aircraft carrier

Home port:
Portsmouth, England

Total personnel:
1,050 approximate

Aircraft:
A mix of up to 22 Sea Harrier FA2,
RAF Harrier GR7, Sea King AEW and ASW planes

Maximum speed:
30 knots

Commissioned:
June 4, 1981

Mission:
Initially participating in joint forces Exercise Saif Sareea in and around
Oman, the largest British deployment in the area since the Gulf War.

Artillery:
Three Phalanx/Goalkeeper systems and two 20mm guns.

Stationed with:
27 ships, including helicopter carrier HMS Ocean,
an amphibious assault ship, destroyers, frigates and a
nuclear submarine capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles