• iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Pacific fleet? The US has 12 of those.

    My guy the U.S. Army also has more ships than the USN by hull count.

    There wouldn’t even be a fight.

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      1 year ago

      No, it has seven active “fleets.” All of which would obviously be a fraction of the size of the Chinese navy, so only a real dumbass wannabe pedant with absolutely no clue at all would try to bring it up as a point.

      Even numbers are assigned to Atlantic/Eastern waters, odds are assigned the Pacific/West. One of the “fleets” is a cyber warfare command.

      Collectively all the ships assigned to either area will be understood as Pacific or Atlantic fleet, at least outside of areas where precision is a necessity.

      It’s pretty embarrassing you’d call out twelve given that the current highest numbered fleet is that cyber command at 10, but that’s pretty standard behavior for jingoist morons so it’s not surprising.

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          1 year ago

          Yes, warning ignorant morons not to be complacent in their military dominance as a totalitarian state builds up its military is dictator dick sucking, well reasoned.

          I suppose I should congratulate your younger self on overcoming its handicaps and learning how to breathe, that must have been hard for you.