French Navy Cuts Summer Exercises Over Fuel Costs

[Aught Six]

Fuel prices halt 3 French naval missions

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And the rest of the Free World is left wondering, "What's the difference?"

[AmateurHunter44857]

France is the only other country in the world i believe other than the U.S. and U.K. to have a Nuclear Powered Carrier, or more than one, can't remember. But yeah they don't need to train for anything except waving the white flag, how much gas can that use? You raise your arm.....

[oldelkhunter]

France has a Nuke Carrier...I thought they had a modified Bayliner with a 50 BMG as their main battelship

[falcon]

It is notonlythe Frenchcutting back ontraining because offuel costs; the USAF is doing it too. The normally very busy local bombing range is mostly silent. Fuel costs are killing US military training.

[Fieldmouse]

ORIGINAL: falcon

It is notonlythe Frenchcutting back ontraining because offuel costs; the USAF is doing it too. The normally very busy local bombing range is mostly silent. Fuel costs are killing US military training.

We better start a new war so we can get some OJT.

[hillbillyhunter1]

"French Navy" ?!?!?

There's such a thing???

[Canuck_Buck]

French newspapers are now reporting that Fieldmouse's kid is to blame !

[whitetaildreamer]

Perhaps some one could assist me with this question. When was the last navel battle the French navy actually won? I think it was when wind and wood ruled the sea.

[kevin1]

I thought ships got better mileage in reverse, it's more efficient to pull than to push.