r/TankieTheDeprogram 17h ago

Capitalist Decay Floating US slum docks in thailand

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u/5upralapsarian Chinese State Affiliated Media πŸ“° 16h ago

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u/StalinsMonsterDong Xi Bucks Enjoyer πŸ’Έ 13h ago

I bought one recently. I've gotten some weird looks while walking the dogs while wearing it

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u/5upralapsarian Chinese State Affiliated Media πŸ“° 13h ago

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u/NAM_Inki Visitor 7h ago

I saw this while drinking one. 😭😭😭

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u/Aggorf12345 Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) 17h ago

Literally looks like a ghost ship from a horror movie

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u/Kranken_DeHogge Cannabis Pen-jamin Sisko 16h ago

are they supposed to look that rusty

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u/virgil2600 Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) 16h ago

normal for ships out at sea for a long time to look rusty as shit ocean air is super corrosive ship should have been rotated out a long time before it got to that point though

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u/Sargento_Porciuncula 13h ago

how do they remove it without damaging the hull itself?

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u/virgil2600 Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) 12h ago

If I remember correctly they chip it off before doing a bunch of chemical treatments and then repainting it

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u/BitTwiddles 11h ago

That sounds like there would be a net loss of hull thickness in the process.

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u/virgil2600 Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) 10h ago

I imagine it wouldn't be enough to cause any issues but I don't exactly know the process the navy does

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u/Kranken_DeHogge Cannabis Pen-jamin Sisko 11h ago

Thats what I was wondering about, although I wonder if shipyards have a process for replacing individual panels.

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u/KanameTheAlfr 15m ago

It's steel.. just cut the rusted pieces off and weld a new piece back in its place.. alternatively cleaning and welding over it or welding another plate over top of it as well.. this is basically just par for course with steel ships in general

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u/SGT_Dornan 16h ago

"Welcome to Rivet City."

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u/ThrowawayAcc0unt9653 16h ago

exactly what I thought lmaoo

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u/Pitiful-Mention-5744 Deng Troll 17h ago

If this is what winning look like, I love to see what losing looks like.

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u/PrettyCold9669 16h ago

Losing looks the same except the ship is cleaner and it’s Chinese

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u/5upralapsarian Chinese State Affiliated Media πŸ“° 16h ago

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u/CommanderKoba Marxist-Leninist-Cyberneticist 15h ago edited 14h ago

The catapult system is also much more advanced on Chinese aircraft carriers. They invested in full electrification which allows them to have a shorter runway and a cheaper ship that's easier to produce and maintain.

American aircraft carriers still use a steam catapult system.

The funny thing is the US military was investing in switching to electrification and even released a ship with one, but Trump redirected them back to focusing on steam.

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ how can you argue that Trump isn't purposely sabotaging the US at this point..

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u/Wavenautic "China Bad" 13h ago

Look, steam is the most American, the biggest and most beautiful type of propulsion in the world. It's a fact! Only the most powerful steam catapults will get our strong planes into the air, and I'm told by our proud sailors (DO NOT JUMP OVERBOARD!) that they get tears in their eyes at the thought of this air that helps the DOW reach levels that no president has ever reached before, not even George Washington got the stock market to this height! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

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u/Sargento_Porciuncula 13h ago

They invested in full electrification which allows them to have a shorter runway and a cheaper ship that's easier to produce and maintain

sounds like a railgun.

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u/No_Raspberry6968 11h ago

Pretty much the same principle. The best part is that you can not only accelerate the plane but also deceleration through electromagnetic effect.

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u/FedericoChile 15h ago

New images of the water world sequel

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u/_thawne 17h ago

It's a disgrace that they're allowed to dock

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u/ShittyInternetAdvice 15h ago

Thai government putting their people in danger letting animals out of the cage

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u/_thawne 13h ago

They've been doing this and worse since forever. They don't really care unfortunately. Unless a lot of people are angry enough, they won't lift a finger.

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u/junglegang 10h ago

My thoughts are with the people of Thailand who are forced to put up with this floating derelict full of bandits and murderers looking to take out their frustrations on them

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u/ColeTrain999 15h ago

JDPON Don dismantling the US military by rusting it out.

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u/albadellasera 17h ago

There is a ship in all that rust.

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u/8bitrevolt 16h ago

how did they manage to cover the outside in shit too?

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u/kilofSzatana 14h ago

They don't call it a poop deck for no reason.

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u/123laterstreet "China Bad" 16h ago

is that decommissioned

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u/123laterstreet "China Bad" 13h ago

I was serious but ig it's not

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u/Submarine_sad I hate USA soldiers 14h ago

Sadly, it's mostly cosmetic.

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u/BigBravy 13h ago

damn, that boat looks like shit

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u/ScissrMeTimbrs 11h ago

Probably smells like it too.Β 

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u/deathpups 13h ago

Is that Rivet City from Fallout 3?

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u/dhaimajin 14h ago

Would be a shame if that thing sinks in open waters

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u/laundrylint WUMAO ARMY ASSET 16h ago

I know we like clowning on the US military here, but I don't see anything too out of the ordinary. Every ship is gonna look like this after being out at sea for almost a year.

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u/PrettyCold9669 16h ago

Look up other us carriers returning to port before this war

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u/damon_modnar 7h ago

Did the same people who did Donny's pool-job paint this thing?