Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldcake to News@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoUS admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War Iiwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHave there been any real naval battles since WWII? In Korea and Vietnam, didn’t the Navy mostly just fire missiles from offshore and act as as a platform for launching planes and transporting troops and cargo?
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe Falkland War is one that comes to mind due to the first use of anti ship missles.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoWasn’t that between the UK and Argentina? Edit: Oh, I see, I wasn’t clear. I meant U.S. naval battles. My fault.
minus-squareOoops@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNo, that’s the whole point making this statement worthless.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI guess the admiral is expecting that whoever he’s making this point to that he wants to believe it doesn’t know any relatively recent U.S. history. Sadly, he’s probably right.
Have there been any real naval battles since WWII? In Korea and Vietnam, didn’t the Navy mostly just fire missiles from offshore and act as as a platform for launching planes and transporting troops and cargo?
The Falkland War is one that comes to mind due to the first use of anti ship missles.
Wasn’t that between the UK and Argentina?
Edit: Oh, I see, I wasn’t clear. I meant U.S. naval battles. My fault.
No, that’s the whole point making this statement worthless.
I guess the admiral is expecting that whoever he’s making this point to that he wants to believe it doesn’t know any relatively recent U.S. history.
Sadly, he’s probably right.