USA: this is an aircraft carrier. It carries aircraft to destroy enemy ships.
Japan: this is a helicopter destroyer. It carries helicopters (and some aircraft) to protect our fleet.
Indonesia: this is a humanitarian vessel. It uhhhh. Shhhhh
- Be a huge country of 300 million spread around thousands of islands
- Have centuries long naval tradition
- Your Navy is shit
Indonesia 🌈
I mean, barring the immense cost, a hospital ship capable of launching an entourage of aircraft for medevac or search and rescue would be invaluable to global humanitarian efforts I would think. Particularly after earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.
Says something about us where we can justify that expense for war but not helping people.
All I’m saying is give war a chance
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I kinda wonder why the billionaires only have super-yachts and not aircraft carriers
I’m pretty sure that most of these hyper-yachts have helicopter pads. For transporting one person and their mistresses, it takes up a lot less topside real estate. The plebes can spend time on a boat between harbor and yacht if they need to get on or off.
This is good, a peace-focused aircraft carrier can do a lot for disaster relief. Just make it nuclear with onboard large-scale desalination plants, oh my
It’s not for attacking it’s for shipping military aircraft
Piracy is still alive and well, especially in the Pacific and around nations with less powerful naval defenses. It’s probably to push back against piracy, especially with much the rest of the world turning towards “me first” attitudes and an island nation’s heavy reliance on trade for prosperity. It may also be that the agreement to purchase an aircraft carrier might extend the willingness of other nations to continue helping to protect the trade routes: like it’s a show of good faith that they’re helping too and not putting all the burden on other countries.
