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Surface Forces: September 23, 1999

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France will have to pay an extra $86 million to fix the design problems in its new carrier Charles de Gaulle. The deck must be lengthened by 4.4 meters to allow E-2C radar planes to quickly clear the landing area during combat operations. The nuclear reactors will need more shielding to comply with new EU standards. The rudder vibrates excessively. The nuclear reactors tend to run hot and special automatic cooling pumps must be added.--Stephen V Cole

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