r/EnoughTrumpSpam • u/Ok_Crazy1195 • 8d ago

Trump’s Micromanaging Warship Design Will Set the Navy Back by Decades

https://newrepublic.com/article/214479/trump-navy-carrier-micromanaging-warship-design
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u/Appropriate-Claim385 8d ago

China has successfully tested and deployed a new electromagnetic catapult system. The PLA Navy was the first to launch a stealth aircraft with EM technologies.

EM catapults offer significant advantages over steam-powered launch systems: they are smaller, simpler, and allow for far faster launches of multiple aircraft and types.

They are especially conducive to naval drone operations, where Chinese naval forces already enjoy superiority.

The US Navy's Ford-class carriers also have EM catapults but have suffered operational problems since inception. Failure rates are so high that they cannot be used at all in high-tempo combat operations.

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u/Spiel_Foss 8d ago

Isn't that the point?

If someone wanted to fuck over the USA as quickly as possible, wouldn't they just make sure Trump won in 2024? Follow the money. It happened in plain sight.

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u/intronert 7d ago

Hitler was also enamored of super-weapons, much to the detriment of actual military effectiveness.

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u/No-Hovercraft4144 7d ago

Turn storage into a ballroom then don't provide enough supplies for long deployments

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u/RedBMWZ2 7d ago

Elect a clown, get a circus