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If a country were to take out all of our carriers I'm pretty sure nukes would be flying. At that point does it matter?
by cglace 8y ago
If a country were to take out all of our carriers I'm pretty sure nukes would be flying. At that point does it matter?
- Someone 8y agoI think it’s more likely that an enemy will take out one carrier, after which the other ones will be kept out of the danger zone, thus becoming useless. That’s what happened with the Tirpitz after the Bismarck was sunk. I think that situation is analogous because Bismarck’s demise was due to an attack with relatively cheap weapons (torpedo bombers) with a longer range than Bismarck’s guns, just as people predict modern air carriers don’t stand a chance against relatively cheap rockets because those rockets have a longer range than the airplanes on the carriers.
- danmaz74 8y agoThat's exactly the point - no, it wouldn't matter. So, why spend so much for something that wouldn't matter? For the asymmetric conflicts that are actually being fought, you don't need so many carriers.