Posted on 05/01/2018 1:50:00 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
How the heck could that happen?
I wouldn't put it that strongly...most analysts rank them as the 5th most powerful navy on Earth (after the USA, Russia, China, and Japan).
Keeping in mind that aside from the US Navy, maritime power ain't what it used to be.
looks like an ugly jeep carrier
I admit also to being a bit distrustful of high degrees of automation in things...I suppose I need to be open minded about it, but it makes me uneasy.
They have instituted a huge amount of damage control automation so they can have fewer sailors, or so I have heard...I don’t know. I guess we probably do the same thing nowadays.
I don’t like it.
damage control takes eyes brains and bodies to be effective
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