March 16th 10, 09:05 PM
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"Vanishing American Air Superiority"
On Mar 16, 5:01*pm, "
wrote:
On Mar 16, 3:05*pm, Jack Linthicum
wrote:
The ones I saw on the Neckar had substantial freeboard:http://www.freefoto.com/images/2026/...and-Barges--Ri...
Yes, when empty. *I've watched many a barge in the Seine and Rhine
rivers and when loaded the deck is almost awash! *So depending on what
was put in them, freeboard may or may not have been a problem. One
assumes a moderately intelligent planner at the time would have taken
that into account.
Cheers,
Kirk
Getting the stuff off on a beach just might be the hardest part of the
trip
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