We have no facilities, not enough trained workers, nowhere near the essential infrastructure to build one of these. Maybe we could subcontract them to Russia. Putin needs the cash. We could even name one Potemkin.
Doing some navanautics, the top speed based on the power used, will be 150 knots. The range will be that of a Venezuelan fishing/fentanyl trawler, 150 miles between fill-up’s. It will need about 500 boilers, versus 8 for the Iowa class, stretching its length to 2 nautical miles (3.2 Km)
Turning. It’s a weak point at 150 mph with a 2 mile long boat.
No beach umbrellas on the sun deck, with 150 mph headwinds.
Just in case it’s not perfectly clear…the ship class of “battleship” doesn’t exist any more, because it is an outdated concept which is no longer relevant. Think of knights in armor: when they were The Thing, they were unstoppable. A few technological advances later, they were GONE. Battleships are, by definition, huge and powerful. And nowadays? Nothing but big fucking targets.
Battleships went out with WWII. The Navy can no longer design ships that can be built - witness the Littoral Combat Ships and Constellation frigates - both major disasters. They're sitting ducks for aircraft, drones and subs. Sounds like something the Mango Moron would dream up: ostentatious, expensive and totally useless.
Memo to SecNav: Re: Trump class battleship USS Melania, later to include USS Marla & USS Ivana. Start with floor plan of Japanese Imperial Fleet's Yamoto (1937), add 6" draft and beam. Include supersonic tubes with ice machine guns, dragnets, masterblasters and heat-seeking moisture missiles. Include slots on the main floor and on the porthole side. Make sure stars on onboard. I want gold faucets in officers' quarters but brass look-alikes for the other guys. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Tone DefSec.
History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. In this case, there is an eerie similarity with the tale of the not-so-good ship Vasa. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden commissioned the huge warship as a new flagship for the Swedish fleet in 1626, then proceeded to overrule naval architects and experienced admirals over and over, insisting on ever more cannons and decorative flourishes. When the dangerously top-heavy ship was launched in 1628, it sailed less than a mile before capsizing in a light breeze on a calm sea, then rapidly sinking.
Its common knowledge that WWII demonstrated the almost complete uselessness of Battle Ships.
This is why the Pearl Harbour attack was not a fatal blow. The carriers weren't there. Soon after the 2 Brit BB's Prince of Wales and Repulse would be sunk by Japanese aircraft. The BB was the dinosaur of the fleet.
It gets worse. There is a good case that surface warships as a class are obsolete. At Midway the Japanese lost four carriers but the US also lost two: all to aircraft. The carrier is a floating explosives depot: av gas, bombs, which have to be on deck to be deployed. At Midway both sides were searching for the other in daylight. Today satellites make everyone's daylight ;presence known in real time.
It can be argued that the submarine is the only survivable marine type in modern warfare.
The only US carrier lost at Midway was the Yorktown, sunk after the battle by a Japanese submarine. Enterprise and Hornet survived fine. Saratoga was under repair on the West coast, and I don't think Wasp was in the Pacific yet.
The first Trump Battleship will sail the same day as the Trump ballroom sails. The 12th of Never.
Ta, Evan. So both the Offal Office and Mierda-Lago are now dementia care units. Cool, cool.
We have no facilities, not enough trained workers, nowhere near the essential infrastructure to build one of these. Maybe we could subcontract them to Russia. Putin needs the cash. We could even name one Potemkin.
F***** clown show
To which of many possibilities might you be referring ...?
Doing some navanautics, the top speed based on the power used, will be 150 knots. The range will be that of a Venezuelan fishing/fentanyl trawler, 150 miles between fill-up’s. It will need about 500 boilers, versus 8 for the Iowa class, stretching its length to 2 nautical miles (3.2 Km)
Turning. It’s a weak point at 150 mph with a 2 mile long boat.
No beach umbrellas on the sun deck, with 150 mph headwinds.
So it'll sink like a Bismarck.
The Bismark went down fighting with it's in the throat of one of the attack dogs that killed it. This one will sing when the drydock is flooded.
Just in case it’s not perfectly clear…the ship class of “battleship” doesn’t exist any more, because it is an outdated concept which is no longer relevant. Think of knights in armor: when they were The Thing, they were unstoppable. A few technological advances later, they were GONE. Battleships are, by definition, huge and powerful. And nowadays? Nothing but big fucking targets.
This is what I learned too, in, uh, lessee, carry the 5, remainder 3, innnn 1982
Whadda dumbass.
Battleships went out with WWII. The Navy can no longer design ships that can be built - witness the Littoral Combat Ships and Constellation frigates - both major disasters. They're sitting ducks for aircraft, drones and subs. Sounds like something the Mango Moron would dream up: ostentatious, expensive and totally useless.
Memo to SecNav: Re: Trump class battleship USS Melania, later to include USS Marla & USS Ivana. Start with floor plan of Japanese Imperial Fleet's Yamoto (1937), add 6" draft and beam. Include supersonic tubes with ice machine guns, dragnets, masterblasters and heat-seeking moisture missiles. Include slots on the main floor and on the porthole side. Make sure stars on onboard. I want gold faucets in officers' quarters but brass look-alikes for the other guys. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Tone DefSec.
USS Temu
The last world leader as fond of ostentation and display was the last Kaiser.
History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. In this case, there is an eerie similarity with the tale of the not-so-good ship Vasa. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden commissioned the huge warship as a new flagship for the Swedish fleet in 1626, then proceeded to overrule naval architects and experienced admirals over and over, insisting on ever more cannons and decorative flourishes. When the dangerously top-heavy ship was launched in 1628, it sailed less than a mile before capsizing in a light breeze on a calm sea, then rapidly sinking.
Its common knowledge that WWII demonstrated the almost complete uselessness of Battle Ships.
This is why the Pearl Harbour attack was not a fatal blow. The carriers weren't there. Soon after the 2 Brit BB's Prince of Wales and Repulse would be sunk by Japanese aircraft. The BB was the dinosaur of the fleet.
It gets worse. There is a good case that surface warships as a class are obsolete. At Midway the Japanese lost four carriers but the US also lost two: all to aircraft. The carrier is a floating explosives depot: av gas, bombs, which have to be on deck to be deployed. At Midway both sides were searching for the other in daylight. Today satellites make everyone's daylight ;presence known in real time.
It can be argued that the submarine is the only survivable marine type in modern warfare.
Clarification: the second US carrier lost at Midway was sunk by a sub after being immobilised by aircraft.
The only US carrier lost at Midway was the Yorktown, sunk after the battle by a Japanese submarine. Enterprise and Hornet survived fine. Saratoga was under repair on the West coast, and I don't think Wasp was in the Pacific yet.
I wouldn’t trust him to design a gravy boat.
Don't be so snide, it alost fills up the whole very large bathtub
Grampy is shlurring hish wordsh.
Remember when we show him the plans, be sure to call him "President Admiral Trump, Sir!"