I read that one. I was a little disappointed, it seems like it’s been written solely to get adapted into a movie since Jack Ryan is a lot younger. It was a decent read, but would have been much better off as the first book, not the most recent. You have a good idea how a lot of things are going to end up, anyway.

I think you have got ”The Bear and The Dragon” mixed up with ”Red Rabbit”.

”Red Rabbit” is set between ”Patriot Games” and ”The Hunt for Red October” according to http://www.clancyfaq.com/ryanverse.htm and is about a plot to assassinate the Pope, John Paul II.

”The Bear and The Dragon” is set after ”Rainbow Six” and is about Russia and China.

I’m currently re-reading Clancy’s ”Without Remorse” which tells us the John Clark story. Excellent revenge thriller, 10/10 🙂

REBUILDING THE ROYAL NAVY British Warship Design since 1945, David K Brown & George Moore http://www.chathampublishing.com/booksheets/rebuilding_the_rn.html

Small pic on page 2 of this catalogue http://www.chathampublishing.com/download/maritime_aut03.pdf

Lots of JCM pics and videos here http://www.missilesandfirecontrol.com/our_products/antiarmor/JCM/product-jcm.html

Let’s face it…FEMA (and probably the state and local officials) blew it. Anyone who thinks it was planned has been hanging with Oliver Stone too long.

I agree, these are the authorities that should have planned for this situation. They have known about the dangers for years and they should have been prepared.

Steve, that ship reminds me of the Maeresk S ship proposal

Is this what you mean? (Ja, I think you posted this before?) http://www.rusi.org/downloads/pub_rds/Carmel.pdf

I think the LCAC hovercraft would have been too big to operate in built up areas and I doubt if the water was deep enough for LCU’s.

It’s a shame the local authorites didn’t invest in small rescue hovercraft, they could have made a real difference and are far more efficent than helicopters 🙁

I last cried on the 10th March 2005 when I had to have my pet dog Digby put down at the vets 🙁