From:	Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject:	the value of education
Date:	Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:07:26 -0500

> > I generally treat the CAS as one of the best hopes of North America
> >becoming a world player again, complete with carrier groups and
> >"overseas" expeditionary forces
>
> UCAS definitely has them - one major carrier in the Pacific, plus a class
> of LHAs or LPDs, given in the source material.

Er, not to sound unduly idiotic or ignorant or much of anything else
beginning with "i", but what do those last two acronyms stand for?

> I'd think CAS had more of a coastal force, heavy on fire support and
> trade protection and amphibious forces; light on air power and area AAW
> because the fighting's going to be within range of shore.

This is pretty much along the same lines I was thinking.

> I'd figure CAS would have less blue-water naval muscle than UCAS, but be
> notably stronger in land and air forces - after all, they've got a hostile
> border with Aztlan and a _lot_ of Confederates would want their land
> back...

Funny you should mention that....

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