Robert Farley, Fox Trot Alpha: What It Would Really Take To Sink A Modern Aircraft Carrier
The modern aircraft carrier is a global symbol of American dominance, hegemony, peace, even empire. But at over 1,000 feet long, and displacing more than 100,000 tons, is it a sitting duck? Is the massive emblem of American greatness just an obsolete, vulnerable hunk of steel?
There’s a lot of consternation about whether or not the United States should even have massive supercarriers anymore. Obviously, the answer here is “depends on how much explosives you’ve got.” But while sinking an aircraft carrier is difficult, it’s not impossible. The key is what it’s used for, and who it’s used against. But if you wanted to sink one, here’s what you’d have to do, and what you’d be up against.
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WNU Editor: Bottom line .... not impossible, but it will be difficult.
6 comments:
Agree WNU , impossible for most nations and extremley difficult for others.
Agree WNU , impossible for most nations and extremley difficult for others.
The US response to the sinking of a CVN would be massive. Possibly nuclear.
America has no plans to fight a defensive war. If a carrier went down, nukes would be on the flight deck flying away.
The advances in offensive and defensive systems will make for a very interesting war. We wont really know how effective they are until the shooting begins, and then we will see, until then everyone is just guessing. I will say this based on what I know about previous wars, expect surprises.
TWN,
"The advances in offensive and defensive systems will make for a very interesting war. We wont really know how effective they are until the shooting begins, and then we will see, until then everyone is just guessing. I will say this based on what I know about previous wars, expect surprises."
BINGO!
That's way it's almost always been.
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