Basically we owe every part of our modern existing to these proud, these brave, these few.
US NAVAL control of all sea lanes has ensured an unprecedented period of peace, prosperity and success for all involve.
I humbly would like to thank all the Americans on this board, and all you serving sailors, semper fi you glorious devil dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-at_mpGSU
Anus
Pearl harbor'd
>>58074370
You filthy commie, show some GOD DAMN respect!
>300 X 168
>5KB
you truly are an australian
F
>>58074237
You can be nice to the Navy when those lazy queers finally finish the fucking railguns.
>>58074237
Military general or military shitposting?
Sick cunts
http://youtu.be/nqFVOL7mLd4
>>58074864
Well the F-35 hasn't been brought up yet so it can't be either.
The F-35 is the worst mistake in US military history
>>58074956
Who or what is missing on the graph? There's loads of brit defence commentary websites, but not a lot of yank ones.
The F-35 is the best thing to ever happen in US military history
>>58074864
Let the retards shitpost, atleast 2 people here can post like gents.
>>58074237
FUG. Did that video get anyone else pumped up?
F
>>58075113
Let's go bomb Canada bro
RIGHT FUCKING NOW LETS GO
For better or worse, the F-35 happened.
OP's great grandpappy was an american sailor
>>58075153
buy F-35 pls
>>58075052
No one important enough to warrant inclusion. Which includes David Axe, get that literal retard off of there and stop giving his mental illnesses attention.
>>58075214
Nigga they can't even afford food and electricity..
Someone literally stole like 10% of their entire GDP a year ago.
>>58075225
Easy bud, I didn't make this graph.
>>58075265
That makes me sad. Who would do such a thing to their own cuntmen ;_;
>>58075318
>eastern yuropeans
>not born in corruption, molded by it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTohYRUt_2c
Man, the Ohio class boomers send fucking chills up my spine
This one fucking vessel has enough power to obliterate a country
Shivers
The USN wants to install Aegis on the LPDs and LX(x)'s.
Opinions ?
>>58075214
we're building our own 6 gen fighters
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think North Korea is the country with the greatest naval forces, not USA.
>>58075538
I think you mean land forces.
But you're wrong in either case
>>58075507
I think honestly they'll need all the anti-Missile tech they can. I think China will logically follow the Russian strategy of missile saturation (as the Kirov Battlecruisers were designed to do)
>>58075538
They have the greatest number of canoes and fishing boats outfitted with machine guns from the 50s.
>>58075417
The US Congress is spending over $100 billion to replace them
>>58075507
If you have they money... why not?
Though, can't they just give it a modified, local built Euro one and have link 16 and/or whatever new version.
These things have their own flying AEW anyway.
>>58075507
Does the US have any non-nuclear subs?
>>58075750
>Though, can't they just give it a modified, local built Euro one and have link 16 and/or whatever new version.
No. You shut your socialist mouth.
>>58075887
No.
Aside from possibly specialized midget subs that SEALs use for covert ops that we will never find out about.
>>58075898
Can you not read? I said local built and modified, meaning NO job losses for your state Mr Congressman.
>>58075887
Not for combat. They have some robotic subs for research I think. But nuclear is the core of the sub fleet.
>>58075953
It might be a reality in the future as diesel-electrics become more cost effective
We can expect the boomers to all be nuclear though
>>58075990
>Euro one
No
>>58075750
Aegis is totally different. It's more than just comms.
It provides the US with a strategic level of awareness
>>58076034
Until electrics can stay on station for 6+ month's and carry dozens and dozens of tomahawks, it won't work for the USN anytime soon
>>58076227
Also, remain on station on the other side of the world without any support. Near enemy territorial water
>>58076079
I hope you realise that lots of your own equipment also comes from euro derivatives? Like the LAV-25.
Good equipment is good equipment.
>>58076130
To what extend would not having Aegis fitted causes problems? I'm wanting to learn.
I know that local AAW and BMD is dependant on it. Though, carriers and Anphbs shouldn't be doing that.
>>58076381
>To what extend would not having Aegis fitted causes problems?
It's literally the system on which our entire Navy's defensive capabilities are based. If you can't see how having separate system could be an issue then you're dumb.
>>58076227
Check out AIP tech
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/sweden-has-a-sub-thats-so-deadly-the-us-navy-hired-it-t-1649695984
Nice little article on how it's coming along, the lower cost per unit allows a greatear fleet to be fielded, especially as the USN now focuses on the SCS and littoral waters, subs like these make more sense IMHO
The Air independent propulsion tech, currently spearheaded by Howaltswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and the French "MESMA" (Module d'Energie Sous-Marine Autonome) AIP. Which can interestingly enough, be retrofitted onto existing subs.
>>58076381
USN has been pushing distributed lethality for like 20 years.
The idea is to make everything that floats fight.
They believe US naval projection power should not depend on carrier groups.
If we have 300, 400, or 500 ships, then make them all fight. It's supposed to negate China's access denial strategies (which basically center around knocking out USN CVNs).
>>58076299
Its understandable why SSBNs need this, but with SSNs its overkill especially considering the amount of friendly bases the USN has access to in the Pacific and SCS.
Cost effectiveness needs to be the priority for American defense
>>58076495
Sad that foxtrotalpha is about to turn into shit
uhh thanks i guess. all i've done is eat ramen and jerk off to anime..
>>58076610
What happened?
As long as muh waifu Long war journal is still up..
>>58076650
shut the fuck up nerd.
>>58076493
No, I'm aware.
I'm asking for the sake of learning about Aegis.
>>58076554
Thanks, I've heard about the "distributed lethality" thing before, do you have any white papers or reports on it? I'll swap it for some other papers.
>>58076670
Tyler Rogoway is leaving. He was their best writer and guy who started the blog.
Also, based Hulk Hogan has destroyed Gawker Media's finances, so expect layoffs and further blog consolidations.
io9 has already been integrated into Gizmodo.
Can someone explain to me how the U.S just became recognized as the naval force of the world and overtook that reputation from the British?
Was it WWII?
>>58076900
UK was financially, morally, population broken.
After fighting in two major wars the strain took its toll and gave way to the just birthing American empire.
>>58076747
Search the USNI News site for distributed lethality.
There are also many news articles on it on defensenews etc etc
http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/the-us-navys-new-surface-warfare-strategy-distributed-lethality/
>>58077052
Thanks and as promised.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/162707675/Worldwide-Equipment-Guide-Volume-3-Naval-and-Littoral-Systems
https://www.scribd.com/doc/267396243/Naval-Engineers-Journal-Volume-109-Issue-1-1997-J-F-McEachron-Subsonic-and-Supersonic-Antiship-Missiles-An-Effectiveness-and-Utility-Comparison
>>58076900
Yes. UK was poor as fuck.
>>58076781
Ah yeah, he does tend to jerk it a bit over new tech (but in doing so highlights problems with the whole bloated defense procurement process in which the AF must have "everything")
Just how fucking deep are Gawkers tendrils?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGoA-dZBzo
FUCK I hate not being american
>>58076900
>recognized
Nigga they curbstomped you in the Pacific for that right
After the dust settled they had the STRONGEST surface fleet with literally all the CVs.
The Brits in contrast were crippled, economically they could not maintain a RN on parity with the USN, the Suez Canal Crisis marked the end of that politically.
Also, IJNs encounters with the RN were not favorable to the RN
>>58074864
british """"""""""""""""""""""aeroplanes""""""""""""""""""
>>58076900
>overtook that reputation from the British?
america didn't "take" it from the british, it was passed on from them to us through mutual agreement and cooperation. in spirit american naval hegemony is almost a carbon copy of previous british doctrines and tenets
>>58077133
>Suez Canal Crisis
worse day of my life
>>58077194
Joint projects my friend.
>>58076900
>Can someone explain to me how the U.S just became recognized as the naval force of the world
Gee I dunno..
>>58077272
whats going on there
>>58077289
That's all the sunk IJN ships in ww2
See if you can spot the Yamato
>>58077289
IJN ships that were freed.
>>58077289
Just some pranks we played on the imperial Japanese fleet
>>58077458
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hziFBOx4yqc
>>58077458
>>58077523
What is the significance of this picture I'm missing that would cause two anons to have it?
>>58077709
Just coincidence.
I pick that image from /k/ a good while ago and posted it because the other guy posted it in horrible quality.
>>58074237
Is this bait?
Navy is the gayest military branch
>>58075507
>OHP's
>2 non-existent carriers
>2 non-existent LHA's
>2 non-existent Arleigh Burke's
???
>>58076227
Our boomers can't and do not do that.
>>58078396
:^)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hj5USIl6M
Opinions
Greatest naval force ever pic related
>>58078859
LOL ITS GOT A GIANT BALL ON IT
>>58078859
>a fucking chrismas ball hat
>>58078859
TRIGGERED
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>>58074237
God bless Europe and it's colonies
Good job fatties
>>58079545
DELEEEET
>>58079044
>>58079840
kek
