@brosephusrex.bsky.social
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wait, what?
January 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM
wait, what?
"The new ships will replace the Navy’s next-generation DDG(X) program, which was projected to be about half the size of this proposed battleship."
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Trump Battleship Will be Largest Surface Combatant Since WWII - USNI News
The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of th...
news.usni.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"The new ships will replace the Navy’s next-generation DDG(X) program, which was projected to be about half the size of this proposed battleship."
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NONONONONONO DEAR GOD PLEASE NO
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How on God's green earth did they extend the length to 840-880 feet?
December 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
How on God's green earth did they extend the length to 840-880 feet?
The day there is an adult in charge of the Navy, there will be a realization that building a 35k+ton, 840-ft ship to carry 128 VLS cells and a meme gun is an idiotic idea.
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The day there is an adult in charge of the Navy, there will be a realization that building a 35k+ton, 840-ft ship to carry 128 VLS cells and a meme gun is an idiotic idea.
The estimate is at least 35k tons per the Navy website release.
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The estimate is at least 35k tons per the Navy website release.
Two variants wasn't enough apparently. Also, MMSC at least has VLS, so in a way this is less armed than the best of LCS.
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Two variants wasn't enough apparently. Also, MMSC at least has VLS, so in a way this is less armed than the best of LCS.
At 35k tons and a VLS capacity of 128, this ship will be canceled the very day an adult is in the room.
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
At 35k tons and a VLS capacity of 128, this ship will be canceled the very day an adult is in the room.
I really wonder if that is what it is.
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I really wonder if that is what it is.
I'm not going to look a Christmas miracle in the mouth.
December 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I'm not going to look a Christmas miracle in the mouth.
That is true regardless of the approach taken. Reducing existing vessel complexity would (hopefully) for half of the hulls increase VLS throughput as opposed to only building fit-and-proper FLT IIIs. I'd wager a good bit of money that taking Burke back in time is cheaper than doing another FFG(X).
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
That is true regardless of the approach taken. Reducing existing vessel complexity would (hopefully) for half of the hulls increase VLS throughput as opposed to only building fit-and-proper FLT IIIs. I'd wager a good bit of money that taking Burke back in time is cheaper than doing another FFG(X).
A man once came up to me and said: "sir, the people, they love the hotdogs." They love the hotdogs, folks!
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A man once came up to me and said: "sir, the people, they love the hotdogs." They love the hotdogs, folks!
Given the impending magazine depth nightmare, maybe we should be looking at churning out effectively FLT I-I equivalents then, in parallel with the IIIs. Churn out as many hulls as possible and some get the crazy radar/EW suites, others are just sensor-fused VLS capacity.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Given the impending magazine depth nightmare, maybe we should be looking at churning out effectively FLT I-I equivalents then, in parallel with the IIIs. Churn out as many hulls as possible and some get the crazy radar/EW suites, others are just sensor-fused VLS capacity.
Given the relationship between Navy programs and new technology, I think we should maximize magazine depth on things we know we can build (hence your idea making some kind of sense) and if the LUSV thing works out, then we can adjust our Burke addiction later.
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Given the relationship between Navy programs and new technology, I think we should maximize magazine depth on things we know we can build (hence your idea making some kind of sense) and if the LUSV thing works out, then we can adjust our Burke addiction later.
Interesting idea. I guess it would a good/cheap way to increase magazine depth without duplicating all of the insane FLT III/Aegis stuff.
December 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Interesting idea. I guess it would a good/cheap way to increase magazine depth without duplicating all of the insane FLT III/Aegis stuff.
Thing is, once you are basically building a Burke, you might as well build a Burke.
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thing is, once you are basically building a Burke, you might as well build a Burke.
In the 2070s, I will tell my grandchildren that the Burkes won the Pacific theater in WW2, and that is why we chose to never stop building them.
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In the 2070s, I will tell my grandchildren that the Burkes won the Pacific theater in WW2, and that is why we chose to never stop building them.
manual labor (mind you, very manual - you are effectively a beast of burden) cannot be done for 1500 cals/day
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
manual labor (mind you, very manual - you are effectively a beast of burden) cannot be done for 1500 cals/day
Man, he really should have worn the fucking suit. They say it would have been "capitulation" or "kowtowing," but in my mind it's manipulation. Zohran today clearly showed that.
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Man, he really should have worn the fucking suit. They say it would have been "capitulation" or "kowtowing," but in my mind it's manipulation. Zohran today clearly showed that.
titanic is definitely up there
as is the eiffel tower (albeit that one is a relatively tedious build and a FANTASTIC display piece)
as is the eiffel tower (albeit that one is a relatively tedious build and a FANTASTIC display piece)
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
titanic is definitely up there
as is the eiffel tower (albeit that one is a relatively tedious build and a FANTASTIC display piece)
as is the eiffel tower (albeit that one is a relatively tedious build and a FANTASTIC display piece)
rivendell might be, to date, the best lego set ever made
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
rivendell might be, to date, the best lego set ever made