Dux Limitis
My pick goes to the USN of course. We currently account for more than half of the world's naval strength. No other nation has had that large of an advantage over the rest of the world. Britain may have had the two ship policy or whatever it was called, doubling the combined navies of her rivals, but the power she exerted on the other countries was nothing like the USN can exert on the rest of the world.
Sure I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is Im not. I honestly feel that America is the best country and all other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism.
Dog of the System
Sulla, can you move this to the finger prints of the past?
I will of course pick the british navy, because they pioneered the use of air craft carriers
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uhhh, wasn't the first aircraft carrier the "Langley"? An American Frigate, the "Jupiter" fitted with a wooden deck.I will of course pick the british navy, because they pioneered the use of air craft carriers
-EDIT- um, yeah it was. CV-1
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I thought that the british navy built the first full sized air craft carriersOriginally posted by Pent uP Rage@Apr 2 2005, 01:27 AM
uhhh, wasn't the first aircraft carrier the "Langley"? An American Frigate, the "Jupiter" fitted with a wooden deck.I will of course pick the british navy, because they pioneered the use of air craft carriers
-EDIT- um, yeah it was. CV-1
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No sir, sorry.
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Bleh, I just ripped the quote off a book anyways.Originally posted by Pent uP Rage@Apr 2 2005, 01:30 AM
No sir, sorry.
Still I vote for the Brits simply because of their reputation and trafalger.
Then Japan for Tsushima
Gruffles
We weren't the 1st best navy in the world. But, judging by pure track record and staggering statistical records, go blue. United States Navy.
Common mates from the other side of the pond. WWII alone was astonishing and simply unprecidented. Since then has been pure gravy to drive the point home.
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Dux Limitis
yea can we move this to fingerprints on the past, i accidently posted here, sorry
Sure I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is Im not. I honestly feel that America is the best country and all other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism.
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If your referring to "cross into the blue", than that would be air force... navy is excelerate your life...Originally posted by Lord Alameda@Apr 2 2005, 12:35 AM
go blue.
And were is the austrailian navy? Didnt they beat the USN in wargames last year?
I just joined the navy a month ago, so not tryin to dog on it...
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It's "portuguese"...
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Hmmm ... I think the British navy has been the most consistant over the ages, both in the quality and number of their ships and in the number of premium admirals .
Carthage, a thalassocracy, was over all pwned at sea during the first punic war by Rome, a land power only dabbling in the art of the war @ sea (but who learnt fast)
If carthage is included in the poll, why isn't Athen ?
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This is not really a political topic.
Moved.
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I voted for the Brits. But were is the Greek navy?
Anyone remember Salamis?
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That makes 2 voices for Athen to be integrated in the poll :pOriginally posted by The-Great-Dane@Apr 2 2005, 08:18 AM
I voted for the Brits. But were is the Greek navy?
Anyone remember Salamis?
Today's context ? The USN. Hardly anyone else has the sort of numbers, technological edge and the replacement capability.
Dux Limitis
Carthage, the Netherlands and Rome have all at one point dominated more that the US does today.Originally posted by JP226@Apr 2 2005, 01:23 AM
My pick goes to the USN of course. We currently account for more than half of the world's naval strength. No other nation has had that large of an advantage over the rest of the world. Britain may have had the two ship policy or whatever it was called, doubling the combined navies of her rivals, but the power she exerted on the other countries was nothing like the USN can exert on the rest of the world.
IMO Rome>Carthage, but the comparison between the Dutch and Rome is more difficult because the Dutch had ocean going ships, while Rome "only" controlled the Mediterranean, but Rome was more dominant in their own region.
In the end I voted for Rome.
Senator
United States Navy with its air power, hands down. Throw in the US Marines and they have the ability to strike with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy the United States' foreign policy.
The USN could devistate any modern navy in a straight up battle, I dont think that any other nation had that much on any of its rivals at any other time in history.
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duno about greatest navy but the greatest battleship of its time was the japanese yamato
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