The USS US
"FIRE ALL PORT SIDE GUNS!"
does barrel roll
Spins so fast it generates the energy needed to power the entire ship.
The spin creates a tsunami to deliver even more damage.
that's why it has a dozen anchors on each side of the hull. proper preparation prevents piss poor projectiling.
That's why navies stopped using broadsides and went to turrets about 150 years ago. Well, it's one of the reasons anyway. Turrets also worked a lot better once you shifted to steam power and didn't have to worry so much about rigging. Additionally, you could mount a much bigger gun on a turret than you could using broadsides on the sides of a wooden sailing ship.
Just mind the small thermal exhaust port for the reactor
that's an anus
If someone shoves a proton torpedo up my anus i'd probably blow up as well to be fair
So looking at a map.of New Yorks bays and ignoring depth and bridges I'm going to assume this is about 2 miles long or 10,560ft. I have no evidence and just eyeballed it.
Meaning if you can overcome the skin friction it has a hull speed of about 160mph...without planing.
Modern carriers have a hull speed in the neighborhood of 45mph (though officially the top speed is like 35mph) and normally cruise at 25-30mph so the slow pokes can keep up.
I'm not sure about the quality of the welding near the waterline.
I mean we don't have an issue with super-super super super super firing turrets with no apron turrets or near main secondaries?
This ship is the entire Fleet-in-Being doctrine.
It's the new nuclear deterrent. Someone starts acting up and you just rotate the boat slightly in its port to face their direction. The parental angry raised eyebrow of national defense.
As pioneered by the HMS Don't Make Me Come Over There.
Most of my tax dollars are going towards greebling.
The mass shortage of model kits is the real tragedy.
It's the fortress-ship from Iain Bank's "Use of Weapons".
Not enough guns, and where are the runways?
I believe the forward turret fires F35s as ammo
The age of the battleship has returned!
YES MORE DAKKA
The USS AFS (all fifty states)
The new Star-Destroyer class
Although yes, it's ridiculous, I'd really love a higher-resolution version to zoom in on. 😁
The USS 'Murica
I mean, it's fine, but couldn't it do with more guns?
Sooo much power! Limitless power! I feel it in my loins! It's like a 50 piece Voltron of freedom!
Budget & award contact to the private sector first, figure out credibility of defense later.
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