All ten supercarriers are in port right now

[Puffnstuff]

I was going to try to conjure up a panicky sounding rant but since I was unable to do so I'll just say that this news won't affect my sleep tonight. Besides the worlds oceans are filled with our submarines carrying more firepower than all of those carrier groups combined.

 

[zinfamous]

yup, my daughter is on the USS Reagan and glad to be back at her apartment in Yokosuka just outside of Tokyo after a 3 month cruise.

holy crap! ...I always assumed you were, like, 27 or so?

 

[zinfamous]

Gaps like this happen because we have a clown asshole leaving office in 15 days. He's the Commander in Chief, he's the sole asshole responsible for it.

Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and post something like this....



.....AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!

 

[UberNeuman]

It's going to take time to spray paint all the carriers in cheap gold paint.

 

[brycejones]

It's going to take time to spay paint all the carriers in cheap gold paint.

Teddy had the great white fleet. Trump will have the hugest golden fleet.

 

[MrSquished]

I'm in a food pantry and we get people in that are like "I love ramen, do you people have ramen you could give me?" and of course we give them the packets. But just for once I wish I could dine at a REAL ramen shop with a bowl full made by the very best. Noodles fried and packed into plastic with a flavor pouch just isn't the same.

I had no idea real ramen was a thing until like 10 years ago. Luckily I've managed to try a small number of the best shops in NYC and a top notch bowl of tonkotsu ramen is a thing of beauty. There are quite a few average or sub-par shops as well.

But a good bowl of ramen? it's probably the single most food I crave next to a burger or steak.

If you ever make it out to NYC the most hyped ramen shop is Ippudo, but it's also arguably the best. Then we have other good ones like Hide-Chan and Minca and Santouka and Ramen Lab. LA has a big ramen scene due to a large Japanese population as well.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Teddy had the great white fleet. Trump will have the hugest golden fleet.

The new paint scheme will just be the most wonderful color. You should read some of his colorful comments over the years.

 

[OutHouse]

Yep. We need to park our super carriers off of China or Russia's coast to calm things down and make them come to their senses.

 

[brycejones]

can you walk and breath at the same time?

Probably does breathe though.

 

[Tequila]

Rumor has it they ran out of orange paint trying to spray on the new logos on the ships.

 

[KMFJD]

I just saw a couple of carriers in San Diego 2 weeks ago plus the retired Midway, damn those are impressive machines.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Any of you people that think the US military isn't too freaking big having trouble sleeping tonight? Think our national security is compromised? Yeah, didn't think so.

 

[Tequila]

Any of you people that think the US military isn't too freaking big having trouble sleeping tonight? Think our national security is compromised? Yeah, didn't think so.

Unless the real reason is that all our carriers are in port is because they were hacked by... well you know.... the Russians

 

[jman19]

Ah, another armchair general thread. Carry on.

 

[IronWing]

Ah, another armchair general thread. Carry on.

Shows what you know. That's Admiral Armchair.

 

[MrSquished]

Nobody else in the world even has a supercarrier besides the UK who has 2. We have 10.

Anyone complaining?

 

[dphantom]

Nobody else in the world even has a supercarrier besides the UK who has 2. We have 10.

Anyone complaining?

The UK have no active carriers. One is scheduled to enter sea trials this year. The other not until 2018. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales respectively. Both displace 65000 tons with an aircraft complement of 40. About half our carrier's capability.

 

[IronWing]

The UK have no active carriers.

This is our chance!

 

[dphantom]

This is our chance!

lol

 

[MrSquished]

The UK have no active carriers. One is scheduled to enter sea trials this year. The other not until 2018. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales respectively. Both displace 65000 tons with an aircraft complement of 40. About half our carrier's capability.

Well fuck Wikipedia then for outdated information!

Ok so we are the only nation with real true supercarrier status.

LET'S BUILD TEN MORE!

 

[Bitek]

Oh noes! How can I sleep tonight?!

We're completely vulnerable to... nobody.

Zzzzzz....

 

[dphantom]

LET'S BUILD TEN MORE!

No, but 2 more is necessary. We should never not have a carrier at sea and should have a presence in both Pacific and a second area at all times.

China and Russia have one carrier each but neither are true carrier strike groups. Good against low level opponents say Vietnam or a Baltic nation.

Actually, both are from a Russian design that Russia considers an aircraft "cruiser". They should not last very long in a stand up fight with any of our carrier groups. And I do not hope or expect that to ever happen. Just outlining capabilities.

 

[dphantom]

Oh noes! How can I sleep tonight?!

We're completely vulnerable to... nobody.

Zzzzzz....

We have allies and treaties with mutual support clauses. We have a responsibility to help protect the interests of our allies.

 

[Bitek]

We have allies and treaties with mutual support clauses. We have a responsibility to help protect the interests of our allies.

Zzzzzz

 

[Jhhnn]

We have allies and treaties with mutual support clauses. We have a responsibility to help protect the interests of our allies.

Tell it to Trump, who says that our allies need to pay the vig to keep our protection. That means buying more American military hardware, obviously.