Phoenix_jz
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Phoenix_jz
@phoenixjz.bsky.social
Studying Naval Warfare & Economics from the late 19th century to today.
This an interesting interview with the CO of one of the Italian Navy's PPA 'Light' (Thaon di Revel herself) by ESD.

euro-sd.com/2025/05/arti...

Count that as another strike against the 'minimal crewing through automation' concept:
May 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Don't think i agree with this. The industrial capacity of the US has waxed and waned over the CW. It wasn't always MEGA HUGE. In the late 60s - early 70s, it wasn't doing so great. Consistent investments that start in the late 70s to 80s resulted in it reaching peak during the end of this period.
March 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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And a divided US which keeps sending its leaders around the world to tell everyone we don't care about allies REALLY makes war more likely. The PRC talks a lot of bullshit about no first use but make no mistake, they plan to run a nuclear blackmail campaign to deter us if they make a play for 🇹🇼.
February 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Probably for the best this is my first post on this platform;

It's 2025, and that means a new addition of my 'ten largest navies by aggregate tonnage' - made to help illustrate that counting hull numbers alone does not tell the full story.

See the following post for the link to the full commentary
January 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Latest in-depth article:

A year in review – The Royal Navy in 2024

https://buff.ly/40aYws6
December 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
It might honestly be the 'best' era. Balance of power between firepower and protection seesawing every half decade, complete revolutions in technology across the board, and very heterogenous solutions to 'how to build a warship'. Truly, one of the strangest but most intriguing naval eras.
the pre pre-dreadnought ironclad era is SO fucked up
December 5, 2024 at 10:17 PM