Actual battleships (BBs) are hardly going to return to the Navy. But the question of passive protection surely must be a matter for discussion.
“I think we should maybe start thinking about battleships,” Trump said, adding that he had spoken to Secretary Phelan on the matter. “Some people would say, ‘No, that’s old technology.’ I don’t know. I don’t think it’s old technology when you look at those guns.”
No. Another platform-centric warfare ship?
But it sounds like Trump is simply talking about real passive armor and not actual BBs.
When we also get electric armor, get back to me on making surface ships able to take a hit from some of the incoming and keep fighting.
As for anti-ship guns? Absolutely. Depending on the Definitions Section. And defensive auto-cannons. Or something more exotic.
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