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SunSeeker

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2. Yup, since at least Pearl Harbor, it has been obvious battleships are vulnerable, obsolete, money pits.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 05:56 PM

Dec 26

What they were good at, pummeling onshore targets from a few miles off shore, can be done much more effectively, cheaply and safely (for our troops) from the air with missiles, drones and airplanes.

Spending $20B on a sitting duck is not in the best interests of our country.

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Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 26 OP

The Manta Ray, an underwater drone developed by Northrop Grumman, can operate silently and Gaugamela Dec 26 #1

Yup, since at least Pearl Harbor, it has been obvious battleships are vulnerable, obsolete, money pits. SunSeeker Dec 26 #2

Cuz they only loaded up enough fuel for half the trip? usonian Dec 26 #3

Trump is such a dumb fuck. nt BootinUp Dec 26 #4