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[–] 127 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 84 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    "FIRE ALL PORT SIDE GUNS!"

    does barrel roll

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's why navies stopped using broadsides and went to turrets about 150 years ago. Well, it's one of the reasons anyway. Turrets also worked a lot better once you shifted to steam power and didn't have to worry so much about rigging. Additionally, you could mount a much bigger gun on a turret than you could using broadsides on the sides of a wooden sailing ship.

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  • [–] 78 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just mind the small thermal exhaust port for the reactor

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Healthcare? 🙅

    This? 👀

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago* (10 children)

    So looking at a map.of New Yorks bays and ignoring depth and bridges I'm going to assume this is about 2 miles long or 10,560ft. I have no evidence and just eyeballed it.

    Meaning if you can overcome the skin friction it has a hull speed of about 160mph...without planing.

    Modern carriers have a hull speed in the neighborhood of 45mph (though officially the top speed is like 35mph) and normally cruise at 25-30mph so the slow pokes can keep up.

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  • [+] 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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    [–] 37 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure about the quality of the welding near the waterline.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    This ship is the entire Fleet-in-Being doctrine.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Most of my tax dollars are going towards greebling.

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not enough guns, and where are the runways?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    The age of the battleship has returned!

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    YES MORE DAKKA

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    The USS AFS (all fifty states)

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And the away boats are Guam, Puerto Rico, DC. Et al.

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    The new Star-Destroyer class

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  • Although yes, it's ridiculous, I'd really love a higher-resolution version to zoom in on. 😁

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    The USS 'Murica

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    *USS Executor has entered the Mediterranean

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Under total weight I tons, you put “Yes.”

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I mean, it's fine, but couldn't it do with more guns?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Sooo much power! Limitless power! I feel it in my loins! It's like a 50 piece Voltron of freedom!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    … I unironically want this, now

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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