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Nowhere in the article does it provide even speculation about actual operational effect of the rust. Does anyone know if rust as pictured in the article has a d
by tschwimmer 5y ago
Nowhere in the article does it provide even speculation about actual operational effect of the rust. Does anyone know if rust as pictured in the article has a detrimental effect to the combat readiness of the ship? That should be far and away the primary concern.
- dangle1 5y agoI took away from the article that it's likely merely cosmetic at this point, but concerns have been raised that: 1) The run-down look during peacetime subtracts from the 'gravitas' the ship can communicate to the world and 2) The smaller crew this more automated modern ship has might not be large enough to complete the common scraping and painting maintenance that ships require to stay ahead of rust
- trevorishere 5y agoThe rust gives me the Russian submarine fleet vibes, which is unfortunate.