Comments on: Friday Linkzookery – 30 Oct 2009 http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/8777.html Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel E. Watters http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/8777.html/comment-page-1#comment-343960 Daniel E. Watters Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:09:46 +0000 http://www.murdoconline.net/?p=8777#comment-343960 Any book that claims Thompson invented the SMG named after him should be immediately dismissed. The actual designer of the weapon was Auto-Ordnance engineer Oscar V. Payne. http://www.google.com/patents?id=hT9DAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1 Payne was issued many more patents related to the design than just this one. Any book that claims Thompson invented the SMG named after him should be immediately dismissed. The actual designer of the weapon was Auto-Ordnance engineer Oscar V. Payne.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=hT9DAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1

Payne was issued many more patents related to the design than just this one.

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]]> By: 11 bravo http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/8777.html/comment-page-1#comment-343951 11 bravo Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:23:56 +0000 http://www.murdoconline.net/?p=8777#comment-343951 <i>The cost of keeping the carrier in the fleet for two additional deployments now is 33 percent higher than its initial $453.3 million price tag. </i> <i>Northrop has a contract with the Navy to provide all remaining maintenance to the ship until it is decommissioned in 2012.</i> Wow, over $600 million to refit this ship for just 2 deployments over 2 years. And this won't include the actual operating costs once it goes out on those deployments. I think this money could have been spent wiser. The cost of keeping the carrier in the fleet for two additional deployments now is 33 percent higher than its initial $453.3 million price tag.

Northrop has a contract with the Navy to provide all remaining maintenance to the ship until it is decommissioned in 2012.

Wow, over $600 million to refit this ship for just 2 deployments over 2 years. And this won’t include the actual operating costs once it goes out on those deployments. I think this money could have been spent wiser.

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