Why couldn't European navies compete with their American

>>3048380
>Late 19th Century America.
>Beat up the long suffering, revolt ridden, declining Spain
>American goes WORLDPOWER! WORLDPOWER!

>Needs to spend 2 years training in France to be familiar with modern warfare in WWI.

because american jewish banks provoked the 2 economical wars

>>3048603
>still saves the entente

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>>3048603
America invented modern warfare, buddy

>>3050628
Lolno
Get your head out of your ass Johnny John

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And here we see the strength of the mighty US Navy on the eve of the Great War.

Truly a force to be reckoned with.

>>3048380
I mean we were constantly stealing Brits that we effectively just branched off the Royal Navy.

>>3050636
>America invented modern warfare, buddy
>*Line Battles behind you.*
>*Lacks standing army behind you.*

>>3048603
>navy=army

>>3052283
The US army was even worse than the navy

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>>3048380
Just the Eastern coast of the United States has more coastline than all of Europe combined. Add our West Coast and you have a recipe for multiple major port cities with industries capable of pumping out merchant, industrial and martial vessels

>>3048380

Bump.

>>3050636
but the monitor class was literally useless after the war. nearly all were scrapped. also ironclads are a french invention

>>3054522

>A class of warships isn't useful outside of war

Color me surprised.