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China's Nightmare: Meet the Fearsome Nimitz-Class Carriers
- stevespang 5y agoNimitz's nightmare - - Chinese carrier killer missiles launched in salvos . . . .
- JoeyBananas 5y agoCarriers are the new battleships of the 1940s. They're almost obsolete.
- yuppie_scum 5y agoHow do you figure? Why would China be spending billions to bring carrier groups online if this was the case?
- LurkingPenguin 5y agoThe title really doesn't match the conclusion: > However, there are concerns that the aircrafts’ five hundred and seven hundred miles combat radiuses will force carriers to come dangerously close to enemy shores. New long-range ground-based ballistic missiles, air, and sea-launched supersonic cruise missiles, and very quiet yet inexpensive AIP-powered submarines pose major new challenges to the carrier’s survivability in littoral waters, and their role in a high-intensity conflict in the Western Pacific is subject to debate.