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Abnredleg

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1. It's a cruiser

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 07:01 PM

Dec 25

This is the next iteration of the USN’s attempt to design a replacement for the Ticonderoga class AEGIS cruisers, which are old and being retired. He’s calling it a battleship but many civilians call large warships battleships.

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Gen. Billy Mitchell proved that Battleships.. [View all] Botany Dec 25 OP

It's a cruiser Abnredleg Dec 25 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Abnredleg Dec 25 #2

He's dragging us backwards to the world he remembers bucolic_frolic Dec 25 #3

That, and his personal taste runs to the gaudy, oversized, and with a lot of big muscle looks Attilatheblond Dec 25 #4

Every miltary strategist on the planet.. Permanut Dec 25 #5

The US didn't lose any fast battleships during WWII Kaleva Dec 25 #7

Iowa class battleships weren't available until February 1943 Permanut Dec 26 #8

The North Carolina class fast BBs were in commision Kaleva Dec 26 #9

"haven't built a battleship since 1994"... What was the name of that battleship? Norrrm Dec 25 #6