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lapfog_1

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8. after the attack on Pearl Harbor

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:29 PM

Jun 9

only 2 new Iowa class battleships were ordered... one is canceled and the other one was completed and launched but was never commissioned into the US Navy.

The age of battleships had come to abrupt halt.

You cannot fight the next war with the military of the previous war

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Are the Abrams tanks being readied for trump's parade outdated weaponry? [View all] brush Jun 9 OP

AI drones and hypersonic missiles are the weapons of future wars lapfog_1 Jun 9 #1

Great post with much info...such as the Ukraine war has become the testing ground... brush Jun 9 #2

after the attack on Pearl Harbor lapfog_1 Jun 9 #8

Disagree with this to an extent. Happy Hoosier Jun 9 #5

Agreed DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 9 #7

Do our tanks, which cost millions, have anti-drone systems now? brush Jun 9 #9

The anti-drone capabilities are usually embedded within units Happy Hoosier Jun 9 #12

No, the M1A3 has upgrades that seamlessly integrate into our next battlefield Aviation Pro Jun 9 #3

Aircraft carriers project power with their AirPower. Melon Jun 9 #4

Traditional battlefield tanks are sitting ducks for 21st century weapons. patphil Jun 9 #6

All in on your last thought. brush Jun 9 #11

The US sent the outdated M1A1 tanks to Ukraine Kaleva Jun 9 #10