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Nah, the US Navy has already obsoleted their own carriers by developing rail gun technology. You don't need an explosive payload when you can just shoot over th
by Shivetya 11y ago
Nah, the US Navy has already obsoleted their own carriers by developing rail gun technology. You don't need an explosive payload when you can just shoot over the horizon at speeds that exceed most missiles. 10kg slugs traveling at mach 7 are a bit much to shoot down and they will be able to put a lot of the in flight. Then in all out war you don't have to get that close with a heavy nuke to take down a carrier flotilla.
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- Jtsummers 11y agoIt's only obsoleted when it's replaced. We have lots of things that are "obsolete", but still exist. And, see the F-35, there's no reason to go all-in on a singular technology, rather than using a new, more advanced, technology as a supplement to your older tech. Phase out the old as you find it's unneeded. Also, rail guns don't replace the role of the aircraft that a carrier transports. It replaces some long range missile roles, and maybe some defensive cannon roles. But helicopters, jets, and now drones will need a platform to launch for other missions besides "blow shit up".