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The Magnitude Of US Naval Dominance
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:18 pm
Some pretty cool bits from a TIL thread on Reddit from last week
Freedom
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The US has 19 carriers compared to the worlds combined 12
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Americas navy is larger, in tonnage, than the next 13 largest navies in the world...combined.
Its Coast Guard, if it was an independent force, would be the world's 12th largest navy just by itself. Just the Coast Guard's fleet of aircraft would constitute the world's 14th largest Air Force. America also operates 99.8% of the worlds entire operational stealth aircraft. The amount of jet attack aircraft stationed just in the states of Florida and California would constitute the world's third largest Air Force.
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Largest air force in the world? The US Air Force. Second largest? The US navy Third? Russian Air Force Fourth? US army
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I have personally helped put up 40+ F-18's (I was an aircraft director) in under 15 min on the USS Ronald Reagan as a strike package into Afghan....it was one of the most impressive displays of power I've ever witnessed.
Freedom
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Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:20 pm to stout
And people are worried about China taking over the Pacific. 
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:20 pm to stout
But god forbid anyone suggest cutting the budget.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:21 pm to stout
'Merica Bitches 
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:21 pm to stout
'Murica bitches.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:21 pm to stout
US Staaaaaaaacked
Rest of the world fuuuuuuuuuucked
Rest of the world fuuuuuuuuuucked
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:22 pm to stout
I know this thread might be a "Murica, frick yea" thread.
But all I see is miappropriated $$$$$$$$$. frickin lots of it.
But all I see is miappropriated $$$$$$$$$. frickin lots of it.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:22 pm to stout
We could cut the budget by half, and still have the largest.
Shame
Shame
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:22 pm to stout
China and Russia don't need a navy. They are able to defend themselves based on numbers and sheer landmass
Posted on 8/4/14 at 5:27 pm to stout
The cost of one air craft carrier is equivalent to the amount of money medicare will pay out in fiscal year 2014.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:01 pm to stout
We are the one branch that no other nation can hope to compete with. Army, Chairforce, and Marines...pfffft.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:04 pm to stout
Have you seen the jets Iran has? They still have WW2 to 60's era planes flying around looking all analog and shite.
Meanwhile, we'll have these flying off our new carriers...
This is what Iran dreams of nightly...
Meanwhile, we'll have these flying off our new carriers...
This is what Iran dreams of nightly...
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:06 pm to stout
I didn't think China's carrier was operational yet.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:10 pm to stout
eat shite chna 
Posted on 8/4/14 at 7:10 pm to stout
We need to double the size of our navy and cut the army back by at least 50 percent.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 7:23 pm to stout
That is insane!
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:05 pm to stout
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I have personally helped put up 40+ F-18's (I was an aircraft director) in under 15 min on the USS Ronald Reagan as a strike package into Afghan....it was one of the most impressive displays of power I've ever witnessed.
fricking wow. We (USS Stennis) launched 31 in one event and I had the weirdest boner.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:33 pm to stout
Are those carriers for ants? They need to be at least 3 times that big...
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:11 pm to stout
One of the reasons I think people overestimate other countries' abilities to match us in conventional warfare
Dominate navy, modern aircraft, more money (even with the cuts), better intel, and strategic bases all around the world (huge advantage)
Dominate navy, modern aircraft, more money (even with the cuts), better intel, and strategic bases all around the world (huge advantage)
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:45 pm to stout
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