What to do if America's expensive warships rust? If you retire directly, will it cause dissatisfaction among the Chinese people?
The U.S. Navy has always been praised by the world for its solid strength and uniform ranks, but in recent years, with the changes in American society, the U.S. Navy has had some problems, resulting in a decline in its strength and reputation.
Just like some of the warships of the U.S. Navy are dilapidated and full of rust, such as the destroyer Zumwalt, which has only been in service for 6 years, and its appearance is already badly rusted and mottled.
Rust not only seriously affects the appearance and image of a warship, but also reduces its sailing speed, maneuverability, and weakens its ability to resist strikes.
The reason for this situation is that the US Navy has a certain degree of loose work style, does not pay enough attention to the daily maintenance of warships, the United States has high labor costs, and the cost of maintaining a warship is very large.
This kind of ineffective maintenance, if left unchecked, will have a far-reaching impact on the US Navy, plus they may feel that cleaning warships is a "lowly" job, how can they do it themselves!
Of course, the top brass of the US Navy will also want to save some money, so since last year, the maintenance of some warships has been pulled to India to do it.
At present, the US Navy has a large number of old warships facing retirement, and if new warships cannot be built in time to be replaced, the US maritime power will be sharply weakened.
In the next 10 years alone, the United States will retire 50 large warships, and it will be a huge financial burden for the United States to complete such a large-scale new ship building program in a short period of time.
Even more troubling is the aging of its aircraft carriers, which have 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, each costing at least $15 billion.
These carriers are a strategic priority and pride of the U.S. Navy, but nearly half of them will be decommissioned in the next 15 years, making it nearly impossible to completely replace these aging carriers given the current financial situation of the United States.
Experts predict that in the next 10 years, the total number of ships in the US Navy may fall by about 20%. Some analysts believe that the trend of decline in US naval strength is difficult to reverse, and the main reason is that since the 80s of the 20 th century, the United States has reduced the construction of new ships, resulting in the aging of its fleet.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 21 st century have further increased the financial burden of the United States and affected military spending, and many warships have exceeded their design service life, and the maintenance costs are high and the renewal is insufficient.
Despite the challenges, the United States is the number one maritime power, with a large carrier fleet and advanced naval equipment.
Despite these efforts, the heyday of its navy is over, and other countries should seize this historic opportunity to build up their naval forces and prepare for maritime dominance.
China should pay special attention to developing its naval strategy and enhance its coastal defense strength and maritime influence in a timely manner in the face of the relative decline of the US military. Only in this way can we adapt to the changes in the situation and seek the initiative for the national maritime strategy.
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