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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/10913998
❗️BREAKING: Iran attacked a US navy destroyer
Satellite images show that a fire likely broke out at the communications HQ of the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, after it was hit by Iran.
Credit: AMK Mapping.
This US navy destroyer that was in involved in the incident off the Arabian Sea this week--
Yeah the one the front fell off.
yeah
Yeah that's not very typical. I'd like to make that point.
Well how was it untypical?
Well there's a lot of these ships going around attacking Iran all the time and very seldom anything like this happen. I just don't want people thinking our ships aren't safe.
Was this destroyer safe?
Well I was thinking about the other ships.
The ones that are safe?
Yeah the ones where the front doesn't fall off.
Well if this wasn't safe, why is it being deployed in battle?
I'm not saying it wasn't safe, it's just perhaps not quite as safe as the other ships.
Why?
Well some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off at all.
Wasn't this built so the front wouldn't fall off?
Well obviously not.
How do you know?
Well 'cause the front fell off and 20,000 tons of crude oil spilled into the sea caught fire. It's a bit of a giveaway. I just like to make the point that it is not normal.
Well what sort of standards are these destroyers built to?
Oh various rigorous, military engineering standards.
What sort of thing?
Well the front's not supposed to fall off for a start.
I hate how accurate this sounds