▲ 194 ▼ Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 7 months ago by CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 121 points 7 months ago (7 children) So they'll be shitty, ineffective and overpriced? permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 58 points 7 months ago (4 children) Don’t forget tacky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 7 months ago But an important thing for ships, never a hole in one! permalink fedilink source parent [+] allriledup@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 7 months ago Plated with lots of fake gold and shitty fonts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago And big bottomed. blobby shaped hulls. Slow and trashy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 14 points 7 months ago Well... They are going to be American made. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 7 months ago Seems like he might find a way to leave a contractor unpaid. Maybe several contractors. permalink fedilink source parent [–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago And a pedophile human trafficker. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, that would've been true anyway, since battleships haven't been useful since WWII. Trump's involvement just means they'll be extremely so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) They were actually still worthwhile up into Korea but the Korean war is the weird middle child between WW2 and Vietnam that everyone forgets about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's not that I forgot about the Korean War, it's that I wasn't aware it had any significant naval component for which battleships were relevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago It will literally have a bridge to nowhere permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Also completely incapable of telling friend from foe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 58 points 7 months ago (4 children) Don’t forget tacky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 7 months ago But an important thing for ships, never a hole in one! permalink fedilink source parent [+] allriledup@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 7 months ago Plated with lots of fake gold and shitty fonts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago And big bottomed. blobby shaped hulls. Slow and trashy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 7 months ago But an important thing for ships, never a hole in one! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] allriledup@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 7 months ago Plated with lots of fake gold and shitty fonts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago And big bottomed. blobby shaped hulls. Slow and trashy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 14 points 7 months ago Well... They are going to be American made. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 7 months ago Seems like he might find a way to leave a contractor unpaid. Maybe several contractors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago And a pedophile human trafficker. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) I mean, that would've been true anyway, since battleships haven't been useful since WWII. Trump's involvement just means they'll be extremely so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) They were actually still worthwhile up into Korea but the Korean war is the weird middle child between WW2 and Vietnam that everyone forgets about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's not that I forgot about the Korean War, it's that I wasn't aware it had any significant naval component for which battleships were relevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) They were actually still worthwhile up into Korea but the Korean war is the weird middle child between WW2 and Vietnam that everyone forgets about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's not that I forgot about the Korean War, it's that I wasn't aware it had any significant naval component for which battleships were relevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's not that I forgot about the Korean War, it's that I wasn't aware it had any significant naval component for which battleships were relevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago They were used for artillery along coastal regions, while not exactly the designated purpose of such ships it was highly effective. But yeah it was basically the last hoora of an aging design that had already started to become obsolete. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago It will literally have a bridge to nowhere permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Also completely incapable of telling friend from foe permalink fedilink source parent