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(1) Not A True Widow Maker Yet. July 16, 2012.
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20120716.aspx

Note: This is an update on MV-22 Osprey.

(2) Treasures Of The Vietnam War. July 15, 2012.
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20120715.aspx

My comment: The article said, "Thus it should have been no surprise to see a 1965 vintage U.S. Marine Corps UH-1E "Huey" helicopter for sale on Craigslist."

It gave the impression that UH-1E was/is Huey. The fact is UH-1 is Huey.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois
(a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine; developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter; [First produced] in 1960, the UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military; "The original designation of HU-1 led to the helicopter's nickname of Huey. In September 1962, the designation was changed to UH-1, but Huey remained in common use")

(3) U.S. Navy Rethinks The Silent Service. July 6, 2012.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20120706.aspx

Quote:

"After the war, the US analyzed its operations against Japanese  shipping and found that submarines were important but not the only weapon effective against shipping. * * * Because of their ability to operate in enemy-controlled (mainly by land-based aircraft) waters, submarines accounted for about 60 percent of the damage until the final months of the war [when carrier-based aircraft, land-based planes, and mines (most dropped by B-29s) stepped in to finish the job]

"After the 1960s, the U.S. shifted to using only nuclear propelled submarines. During the Cold War (1948-91) American subs were meant for use in defeating the growing Soviet (Russian) fleet. That force disappeared in the 1990s. At that point the Chinese fleet got larger and modernized but is still nowhere near the size of the Soviet Navy. But this time the US was facing a major trading  nation. Unlike Russia, which was largely self-sufficient (or could get what it needed overland from neighbors), China requires thousands of ships a year to handle exports and imports. Like Japan during World War II, China is vulnerable here.