With drones becoming the biggest threat on the battlefield they're shutting down a unit that's learning drone warfare? Pete Hegseth is a moron
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AND with pretty much every wargame the US has done with Ukraine, we have lost handily. This is absurd.
It makes sense when you consider their orders are to destroy us
So Trump is again following Putins orders in weakening US defenses against Russian warfare.
yes this benefits putin, and likely is ordered krasnov.
It is so weird watching Republicans systematically destroy the country. I know, I know, both sides, blah, blah. Things weren't going great before (for decades) but this speed run just is amazing to live through. And, even more so, asshole MAGAts still support these treasonous assholes.
Democrats never decimated our military, regardless of the rest of the shitty stuff they've pulled. It's amazing just how fast Republicans could fuck it up so bad. With military stuff, I don't think they even intended to weaken it, like they have in various other programs. They are just so incompetent that in there attempt to take control with boot lickers in leadership, they just made everything objectively worse.
Well obviously. No money to be had in cheap effective drones 🤡
Trump and the sycophants he's put in charge of the military love old school warfare. USA is going to be so far behind because of this idiot. Christ, the guy has demanded steam catapults on carriers and wants the Navy to build battleships.
Steam catapults will cost billions and set delivery estimates back by years
Massive waste of time and money, even if they're a better choice
A better choice than linear motors?
I don't think so.
I'm expecting the Colt Single Army Action will be standard issue soon.
Who would win?
3,000 sailors with a few dozen 2200 pound shells or a dozen people with a shit load of exploding drones?
Answer
Battleships were already obsolete by the end of WWII and eventually some drone pilot is going to Luke Skywalker -> Death Star that puppy.
Two threads, most likely scenario IMO, but it's also late so my thinking is done.
We don't need drones. We're building a super massive $23,000,000,000 Trump-class battleships. Three of them- one for each ocean. TOTAL GLOBAL CONTROL!!!1!!! USA! USA!! US!!A1!!
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Next thing they're going to start building giant tanks, maybe named after small rodents.
Adapting to change is so low-T.
Treason again, probably. Agent Krasnov strikes again.