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Launching the COCC-Penetrator

I give you the Cumbalonian Oceanic Carrier Corps - "PENETRATOR"

"Penetrator" is the flagship of the Cumabalonian armed services, and it was recently launched, after finishing sea trials.

It is the pride of the Androgenocracy's fleet.

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Does Cumbalonia have a Navy?

----Yes.

---- With a GDP of 892 billion last year, the money has to be spent on something.

----Despite a coastline of just 80km, an Aircraft carrier was clearly needed...

Does Cumbalonia have a Marine force.

Yes and no.

They are not called Marines.

The are members of the Cumbalonian United Naval Taskforce (we couldn't come up with a clever acronym for them...), and they are operationally part of the Navy.

Here are two of their men, on deck about to go into action.

Do Cumbalonia Naval Officers ever smoke pipes?

----Yes, sometimes.

----Descended from a long line of Cumbalonian Navy ship captains who constantly clenched pipes in their mouths while they sailed, Lt Cmdr Dan (part of the CumbalonianUNT) decided to continue the tradition after he was accepted to the Cumbalonian Officer Academy.

When Dan found out he was accepted to the Academy, Dan's father was so proud that he passed down some of Dan's father's and grandfather's collection to him. While he still prefers cigars like most other Cumbalonian men, Dan proudly smokes his pipes on and off duty. He always chooses the largest of the pipes in his collection.....