Trump Class Battleships?

[Haggis]

This whole article has been pure gold in my eyes! You're welcome!

Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’

President says the ships will be bigger, faster and a hundred times more powerful than any previous US-built warship

www.theguardian.com

Nice headline "new navy warship". Other than the Navy, who operates warships?

 

[OldSolduer]

Ffs this guy is so self absorbed.

 

[Good2Golf]

Nice headline "new navy warship". Other than the Navy, who operates warships?

Most nations just have sternlywordedletterships.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Nice headline "new navy warship". Other than the Navy, who operates warships?

United States Coast Guard

 

[NavyShooter]

Meh,

Canada operated our TRUMPs for years before retiring them a while ago.

 

[FSTO]

Golden Fleet

www.goldenfleet.navy.mil

Good lord!

 

[armrdsoul77]

 

[brihard]

An interesting Twitter thread I came across that examines the abilities and argues that a ship as described doesn’t make sense.

Thread by @JamesRaxz on Thread Reader App

@JamesRaxz: Okay let's look into this. Trump-class is not CG(X). We could use that. This, instead, is some confused thing that doesn't make any sense. So what would be the broad specs of a modern CG(X)? It's...…

threadreaderapp.com

 

[Lumber]

An interesting Twitter thread I came across that examines the abilities and argues that a ship as described doesn’t make sense.

Thread by @JamesRaxz on Thread Reader App

@JamesRaxz: Okay let's look into this. Trump-class is not CG(X). We could use that. This, instead, is some confused thing that doesn't make any sense. So what would be the broad specs of a modern CG(X)? It's...…

threadreaderapp.com

Gun boat diplomacy isn't about actually capacity... It's about the implication...

 

[Halifax Tar]

Gun boat diplomacy

Big stick ideology - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Minus the speak softly part...

 

[brihard]

Gun boat diplomacy isn't about actually capacity... It's about the implication...

Yes, and we’re seeing what that looks like in the modern era in the southern Caribbean right now.

I don’t think this thing will ever get built. It does not appear aligned with the reality of what the U.S. act actually needs.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I don’t think this thing will ever get built.

Agree. I think the closest it gets is a playable War Thunder model.

I have to believe this guy is as done as burned toast... Its just a matter of time...

 

[Cloud Cover]

An interesting Twitter thread I came across that examines the abilities and argues that a ship as described doesn’t make sense.

Thread by @JamesRaxz on Thread Reader App

@JamesRaxz: Okay let's look into this. Trump-class is not CG(X). We could use that. This, instead, is some confused thing that doesn't make any sense. So what would be the broad specs of a modern CG(X)? It's...…

threadreaderapp.com

Wait. They cancelled DD(X) to build this? That’s nuts.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Agree. I think the closest it gets is a playable War Thunder model.

I have to believe this guy is as done as burned toast... Its just a matter of time...

There will be a lot of people going to jail after his term is up. The question is whether he pardons them all first…

Even then best to avoid international travel in the long term, the ICC might have something to say.

 

[lenaitch]

Golden Fleet

www.goldenfleet.navy.mil

Good lord!

I got a kick out of the trump decal overlooking the flight deck.

I'll bet he wants a hand designing the command suite. Lots of gold, maybe mirrors, and a big chair with a window.

There will be a lot of people going to jail after his term is up. The question is whether he pardons them all first…

Even then best to avoid international travel in the long term, the ICC might have something to say.

That's a cycle the US system has to break; an administration spending much of its time trying to prosecute its predecessor. Admittedly, not doing criminal stuff in the first place would be a good start, but their weaponizing of the judicial system solves little.

 

[McG]

That's a cycle the US system has to break; an administration spending much of its time trying to prosecute its predecessor. Admittedly, not doing criminal stuff in the first place would be a good start, but their weaponizing of the judicial system solves little.

Aside Trump, which executive has threatened and/or attempted to prosecute its political opponents? The Biden admin didn’t even hold Trump accountable for his attempted autogolpe.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Trump battleship is odd.

People obsessed with Trump battleship is odder.

 

[NavyShooter]

Here's a bit of a reasonable take on the 'battleship' concept.

 

[kratz]

How fast will there be an update to World of Warships? How much will the upgrade be for this class of warship?

 

[markppcli]

Trump battleship is odd.

People obsessed with Trump battleship is odder.

Probably just more constantly bewildered by this increasing pattern of behaviour