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Real military vehicles that inspired GI.Joe
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06-20-2017, 07:39 AM
jlw515
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Dude, that's my YoJoe.com post. You should read it from that site. There is a discussion and everything. It still gets updated and discussed frequently.
The USS Flagg is not a Nimitz-class air craft carrier. This is a bit of misinformation that still gets passed around. It was confirmed on the GIJoe Discussion FB page that the model maker based the original design on the Essex-class USS Intrepid CV-11. If you are a member of the Admiral's USS Flagg FB page, I've posted pics/screen shots there of the discussion where Ron Rudat talked with the designer who says that he based the design on the Intrepid. Also, I've posted pics of the Intrepid showing the real-world look of the Flagg. If you compare the tower, the shape of the flight deck, and even things like the fact that it has a crane, the single-barrel cannons, radar placements, and even the airplane "kill marks," there is no denying that the USS Flagg is based off the Essex-class USS Intrepid.
I think somebody used my post to update one of the wiki sites, but the misinformation seems to get passed around faster than the truth.
Jason
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