If a 20 year old Seaman Apprentice can destroy a $4B aircraft carrier that is larger than anything we had in WWII by himself the Navy has bigger problems than one sailor. China and Russia are certainly taking notes.
My thought exactly - this shows an incredible weakness in the design of that vessel.
“the Navy has bigger problems than one sailor.”
Don’t forget the Iowa explosion. I believe Japan had a worship sink during WW II under mysterious circumstances that they concluded was due to one man.
Given how they are converting the navy, expect more of these events after the conversion.
Agreed. I’ve served on many US warships. FIRE is the # 1 enemy of any warship anywhere. It is the first thing you hear in boot camp and your reminded of it constantly every day. Ryan Sawyer Mays might have struck the match but it’s the Navy Brass from CNO down that didn’t put the damn fire out. If you can drive a destroyer into a cargo ship and kill six sailors and get away with it you can damn sure light a match and the Navy, run by certified WOKE idiots, can’t put it out because they let everybody go home for vacation.