The year is 2026. America is ready for war, well equipped withZumwalt class - CancelledConstellation class - CancelledLCS - Cancelled.Ticonderaga - RetiredWell at least we have 1980s arleigh burkes and 1970s aim120s.DDGX potentially cancelled for trump class that will be cancelled once he leaves office.AIM260, coming 2̶0̶2̶3̶ 2̶0̶2̶4̶ 2̶0̶2̶5̶ , 2 more weeks.>Um actually we have a small number of ******rigged repurposed S2A missiles we can fire from a borderline subsonic carrier aircraft.
>>65113331>11 barrel 30mm ciwsWhy
I am demolalized.
>>65113333more bullets = more gooder
Why are you so butthurt, chinkshill?>still getting this assblast over the aim174 This is just sad
>>65113333One for each gender?
>>65113331>1980s arleigh burkesNobody tell him about flights
>>65113380they fly now?
>>65113383The newst versions are not that aerodynamic
>>65113331I can't believe Ford is still selling this EXACT truck in 2026.
>>65113331i don't see the point of these threads, nobody gives a shit about you zhang, and we all know china will never intervene militarily against america. hell i bet trump could send a CSG right in front of shangai harbor and start pot shotting random fishermen and you sill won't do shit.
>>65113383What do you think the rotor is f?
>>65113410looks overloaded as fuck
>>65113331>DDGX potentially cancelledBut there are those repurposed coast guard cutters...
>>65113402>i don't see the point of these threadsThat's because you don't see his quota board.
>>65113331America is well equipped for war, with:>Arleigh Burke class destroyers (75+)>SM-3>SM-6>SM-2>ESSM>RIM-116>20 aircraft carriers>500 F-35s>the most advanced nuclear attack submarines on the planet (25, plus 26 older subs still potentially better than the one modern Chinese submarine that only just entered service weeks ago)>de facto control of the straits surrounding China, a food and energy importer>the world's second most powerful navy and third most powerful air force (counting the US as just one) as an allyMeanwhile, China has:>Untried Type 055 destroyers (10)>S-300 clone>Tor clone>Buk clone>RIM-7 clone>RIM-116 clone>no multi-packing of missiles>3 aircraft carriers, two of which are 1970s vintage Russian castoffs and none of which have ever been deployed for longer than two months>Maybe a couple dozen non-stealth F-35 clones>One modern submarine>straits even more critical than Hormuz and Bab al'Mandab that they have even less control over>most stable "ally" is North KoreaOh no, that doesn't look very good for them at all! Now it makes sense why they didn't take advantage of the Iran war to invade Taiwan.
>>65113470>most stable "ally" is North Koreaactually pakistanalso they have 200+ J20
>>65113473Which are so bad they had to gulag the designers for corruption. Also I didn't mention the 178 F-22s.
>>65113331Demorarrizing!
>>65113417Burkes are a case of>We need X>Okay we'll build XThen some guy comes in and goes>We need X to do Y>Okay we'll make it do YThen some guy comes in and goes>Why can't X do Z as well?>Because it wasn't designed to do Z>Well make it do Z|Then some other guy comes in and goes>Country A has Q capabilities on their X, we need Q on X>But it wasn't designed for that and we're already putting Z and Y on it>Well we need Q on it so put Q on it or no more contractsSo now the Burke does XYZQ instead of just X. Because nobody wanted to build dedicated Y, Z or Q ships. This isn't a new thing, not saying it is unique, it's just what happened to the Burke, specifically. They bolted stuff on to make it do things.
>>65113470> 500 F-35sLol.Lmao.
>>65113683Oops, I went back and checked and it turns out that's only counting Air Force F-35s. The actual number is 850+ F-35s across all three branches.
>>65113383You never heard of flying warships that dive underwater and fly up the stairs?
>>65113708Try again.It’s actually 1300+
It's crazy how there was an entire warship class named after Ticonderoga, a tiny poverty-stricken town of like 1000 people.
>>65113925Taking Fort Ticonderoga was the American Military's first serious victory.
>>65113735That's orders, not delivered aircraft currently in service.
>>65113983Nope. 1300+ delivered and in service, 3100+ ordered.
>>65113925the fort there is fucking amazing but otherwise yeah, zero reason to go there.
>>65114251You're counting international orders, aren't you?
>>65113925The class isn't named for the town. USS Ticonderogas are named for the battle there.
>>65113331>Zumwalt class - Cancelled>Constellation class - Cancelled>LCS - CancelledCorrecting mistakes.
>>65113470>>20 aircraft carriersEleven.... we have eleven. Amphibious assault ships don't count because we're not Europeans, ok? We have self-respect. If it can't fit at least one full wing of aircraft, it's not an aircraft carrier, it's a garage the Marines get to use for their helicopters and shit. For fuck's sake, on all but two of them more internal volume is devoted to funny-looking tractors than on aviation handling facilities. What few fighters they have aboard are there to provide limited self-protection and support while the Marines get their shit out of the garage and on to land. Amphibious assault ships are not aircraft carriers, they are a type of transport, and should be acknowledged as such. Specifically, they are a short bus for crayon eaters. Deal.
>>65113925I can't believe there's a class named after Spruance. I mean, he was just one guy.
>>65113721Go home, Ushakov, you're drunk.
>>65115003>telling Ushakov to go home because he is drunk>not realizing that Ushakov is always drunk and has no home
>>65114251That's total, not American.>>65114976Okay, then let's not pretend that China has any carriers, or that their pigfat 004 shitbox will be a carrier, either.
>>65113333they got the chain gun upgrade
>>65113331Manned ships and aircraft and small arms and spacecraft are very last centuryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73PsFKtIck
>>65115053>Okay, then let's not pretend that China has any carrierswho cares when you can buil AI mine torpedos tubes that lie at the bottom of the sea with complete undesea oceographic maps or just are neutrally boyant at 500M down and sit in currents that recharge then in powersaving modes and can hunt in packs and have acoustics and thermal big boats with crews are over
>>65113331Unironic good post. I also like to be a doomer when it comes to the current state of USN capabilities, procurement, and development. As the PLAN and PLAAF continue to grow, this brings competition which means more scrutiny and funding for future West Pacific operations.I also like how Chinese flankers look.
>>65113333Why not make it a number that is divides into 360
