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Old Crank

(7,138 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:25 AM Dec 2025

More distractions. This is idiocy at its best. Surprised the pictures don't show the gold plating.

These things will be floating deathtraps and require a huge fleet to protect them.

https://www.twz.com/sea/what-we-know-about-the-trump-class-battleship

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Battleships! we need battleships! [View all] Old Crank Dec 2025 OP

let's see lapfog_1 Dec 2025 #1

In all fairness Old Crank Dec 2025 #5

We expect linguistic precision from Trump? Igel Dec 2025 #6

The Ukraine war has shown that the Russian Navy is incompetent Kaleva Dec 2025 #14

expensive targets rampartd Dec 2025 #2

Missouri in 1944 Old Crank Dec 2025 #4

Trump: Battleships Go BOOM! Very Loud. BOOM! MineralMan Dec 2025 #7

Big Beautiful Battleships!!! VGNonly Dec 2025 #8

Invisible... VGNonly Dec 2025 #11

'I want it. Give it to me!' TSF. nt wiggs Dec 2025 #12

These are more like the Soviet era Kirov battle cruisers Kaleva Dec 2025 #13

Why battleships aren't coming back ever. VGNonly Dec 2025 #17