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> most of our big flat-tops will be sunk in the first couple months I'd expect that anyone starting a shooting war with the US wouldn't do it until they were s
by pjmorris 11y ago
> most of our big flat-tops will be sunk in the first couple months
I'd expect that anyone starting a shooting war with the US wouldn't do it until they were sure they could take out the carriers in 1-2 days. Say, via hypersonic drones or de-orbiting kinetic payloads. At least, that's been my expectation for what they'd eventually call WW3.
- gogopuppygogo 11y agoThen the Mutually Assured Destruction Doctrine kicks in and we all die in an apocalyptic nuclear fire. Though John Conner will lead the resistance so at least we have that.
- mturmon 11y agoJust for reference on this kind of system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-21#DF-21D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-21#DF-21D "This is the first ASBM and weapon system capable of targeting a moving aircraft carrier strike group from long-range, land-based mobile launchers." The asymmetry of a single missile strike sinking a huge vessel brings to mind the Exocet that sank the Sheffield in 1982 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sheffield_(D80)#Sinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sheffield_(D80)#Sinking).