Mark NewtonShips would have to be the greatest bang-for-buck when an enemy disables them. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/trump-new-navy-warships
Arcadiagt5@NewtonMark As I noted in another toot, a naval historian has looked at these things and they ain’t battleships, they’re cruisers. Big cruisers granted, but cruisers never the less. Also, as you noted, fragile as glass. :)
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Matthew Mengel@NewtonMark Ah yes, those great US naval leaders after whom warship classes are named - Chester Nimitz, Arleigh Burke, Oliver Hazard Perry, Trump.
Brian Grinter@NewtonMark gonna have a rail gun!
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navys-railgun-nightmare-can-be-summed-2-words-212205/
The U.S. Navy's Railgun Nightmare Can Be Summed Up in 2 Words
What You Need to Know: Railguns, which use electromagnetic force to launch high-speed projectiles, have long been pursued by military powers, but they remain out of reach due to significant technical hurdles. Although the U.S. invested around $500 million in its Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) program, it ceased funding in 2022 due to power and durability […]
gbsills@NewtonMark This is the latest example of rich people naming something after Trump in exchange for money. These "ships" will never be built, but lots of tax dollars will go to defense contractors to "design" them.
Trump is so senile to understand that these people are laughing at him while they take his money.