What is Japan up to nowadays?
Falling off a demographic cliff while desperately trying to prop up the economy
And you?
Making DDs/LPHs or otherwise know as a "through" "deck" "cruiser" in the UK.
One of their biggest threats is submarines, so it makes sense for them to build these things.
>>58323423
Does the PH in LPH stand for Pearl Harbor?
those boats are mainly for disaster relief.
in fact, hyuga is now deploying in kumamoto to support airborne aid delivery for recent earthquake.
>>58323330
>desperately trying to prop up the economy
And somewhat succeeding.
>>58323497
Yes.
>>58323920
I'm sure you don't build ships to military standard just for disaster relief.
Extremely pretty ships though.
>>58323208
Sup?
I didn't know that Izumo isn't much smaller than Nimitz class.
![japan-government-debt-to-gdp[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/tBN2RiV.png "japan-government-debt-to-gdp[1].png")
>>58324049
>And somewhat succeeding.
Where's the inflation? Where's the high nominal growth necessary to get this falling? The fat lady hasn't sung yet.
>>58324309
It is a lot smaller displacement-wise. Nimitz class is 100,000 long tons displacement and Izumo is 9,500 long tons displacement.
>>58324309
Nimitz displacement is over 5 times larger than Izumo.
>>58323208
Preparing for war with Russia
