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Which they are likely sorely regretting as tensions flare higher with China and our navy is struggling to protect shipping around Israel.
by vGPU 3y ago
Which they are likely sorely regretting as tensions flare higher with China and our navy is struggling to protect shipping around Israel.
- stjohnswarts 3y agoThey really aren't struggling. But yeah, China will soon outstrip our naval numbers by a large amount within the end out of the decade. We still have better tech but what do we do when they launch, at the same time, 200 "good enough" cruise missiles at each aircraft carrier sitting in the Taiwan Straight?
- andbberger 3y agotypical carrier complement has ~300-500 vertical launch tubes and sea sparrows can be quad packed into a tube, and CIWS. not sure i would bet against aegis
- stjohnswarts 3y agoThey really aren't struggling we have plenty of firepower there. But yeah, China will soon outstrip our naval numbers by a large amount within the end out of the decade. We still have better tech but what do we do when they launch 200 "good enough" cruise missiles at each aircraft carrier sitting in the Taiwan Straight?