HMS Illustrious in HMCS Corner Brooks’ sights. Canadian navy photo
How To Sink An Aircraft Carrier -- David Axe, War Is Boring
Sneak up in a submarine, is how.
A photo depicting an American nuclear-powered submarine poking its periscope above the waves—within shooting distance of a British aircraft carrier during a war game—is a useful reminder of one of the most important truths of naval warfare.
For every sailor who’s not in a submarine, submarines are real scary.
Stealthy and heavily-armed, subs are by far the most powerful naval vessels in the world for full-scale warfare—and arguably the best way to sink those more obvious icons of naval power, aircraft carriers.
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My Comment: The focus has shifted on the development of "carrier missile killers" such as the Chinese DF-21D. But it is true about submarines .... they have a long and formidable track record in sinking ships.
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