Key Points
Trump’s battleship plan clashes with decades of U.S. naval strategy and technology shifts
Experts described it as a “prestige project,” a “bomb magnet” and said that “this ship will never sail.”
Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.
Like, the navy hasn’t used battleships in decades because they are obsolete to deystroyers, that kind of obstacle?
With future weaponry they might see a come back
These extremely high powered laser weapons need large battery banks which seem to be usable as a power source for railguns too. Big boats might make sense, and with laser weapons mostly obsoleting air attacks they’d be a lot less of a sitting duck
You know Iran has AI torpedo drones, right? They’re called Valfajr torpedos.
And more exotic ideas:
https://maritime-executive.com/article/iran-releases-footage-of-world-s-first-sub-launched-suicide-drone
Anyone actually paying attention to Iran will tell you that “bigger is better” Trump ideas are just giant floating “sink me” signs compared to fast, easy to produce swarms of smart explosives.
Yeah the next generation of serious combat will probably be significantly influenced by who has the best underwater capabilities, unless someone builds some kind of flying fortress for laser attacks and air denial
Personally, I think a “battleship” designed solely for coastal bombardment duties would be the best fit for a modernized version. A Siege Ship, I guess? Provided the artillery shells are cheap, they can be constantly lobbed with great range and power at stationary targets. This would free up expensive missiles and aircraft for tasks beyond the reach or accuracy of the artillery.
really what we need are destroyer sized drone platforms anyways.