It's absolutely pathetic! I never expected this to be the performance of the most advanced aircraft carrier in the United States! On March 17, the New York Times released an investigation into the USS Ford, which is currently engaged in combat in Iran. According to U.S. media, a fire broke out in the laundry room on the "Ford" aircraft carrier, resulting in two sailors being injured and receiving treatment. The U.S. military stated that the cause of the fire was unrelated to the war, and the carrier's propulsion system was not damaged, maintaining full combat capability.

The U.S. side tried to save face, but there are several issues that are hard to cover up. First, the U.S. claimed that the accident was caused by a fire in the laundry room. However, the carrier is currently at the front line, and it took more than 30 hours to extinguish the fire, which shows a very low efficiency in handling such accidents. Second, the usual deployment time for an American aircraft carrier is six months, but this carrier has already been deployed at sea for 10 months, which is already an over-extended deployment.

But that's not all. The deployment of this carrier will be extended to a full year. How can the logistics maintenance and crew morale be maintained under such a deployment intensity? Third, this carrier is touted as the most advanced in the U.S., but what's the result? Approximately 650 toilets on the carrier frequently clogged, with 4,500 people queuing to use the restroom, with the longest queue lasting 45 minutes. This design and maintenance standard is indeed embarrassing. The U.S. military insisted that it does not affect combat operations, but a single fire led to more than 600 people sleeping on the floor, which is truly pitiful.

Let me be honest, with such performance, there are enough reasons to doubt whether this carrier is actually not capable of fighting. If it were really the most advanced carrier in the U.S., even if it was deployed beyond schedule, it should have been able to withstand it completely, why is the performance so bad? With constant small problems, and being in a combat state, if facing more advanced weapons, isn't the U.S. worried?

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