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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra 3 destroyers sank, with almost 1000 lives lost, and virtually every shi
by TylerE 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra
3 destroyers sank, with almost 1000 lives lost, and virtually every ship in the fleet took enough damage to at least force a port visit, if not a major repair/refit.
- MarkMarine 4y agoNot positive how this got misconstrued, but I'm not saying an aircraft carrier is unsinkable. I'm saying it's designed not to pitch and roll as much as a say a destroyer or frigate. That's it.
- TylerE 4y agoThere were carriers in the Typhoon rolling 70 degrees. Virtually every aircraft in the fleet either tossed into the sea or damaged beyond even wartime economic repair