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Originally Posted by btimbit
I have a family friend that served in the USN during the cold war.
He says stuff like this is exactly why nobody really feared the russians (aside from nuclear power). I'm sure some of that was propaganda, some cockiness, but you can't deny that in a lot of ways, the russian navy has always been a bit of a ####show
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The USN has its own problems these days.
- continued problems with the USS
Gerald R Ford
- not to mention the floating garbage piles called the Littoral Combat Ships.
- a five-hour fire on the USS
Iwo Jima last month.
- fire on the USS
Oscar Austin that caused enough damage to likely keep it in dock until 2022.
- USS
Harry S Truman still in dock undergoing electrical repairs; it was supposed to sail in September. What that means is that the USS
Abraham Lincoln has to extend its seven month sail.
- There are currently six carriers in the Norfolk shipyard undergoing various repairs and retrofits.
- Readiness issues have plagued the USN for years now. In 2019, only 16% of the guided missile destroyer fleet managed to get through planned repairs on time.