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Michael Peck, National Review: Even the Russians Think The U.S. Navy Would Defeat the Chinese
Konstantin Sivkov, a member of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, says superior U.S. reconnaissance would give it the defining advantage.
Key Point: Sivkov's scenario relies on a lot of built-in assumptions, but it's still useful in designing strategy.
If U.S. and Chinese aircraft carriers were to clash, the U.S. Navy would win.
And who makes that prediction? A Russian military expert.
Konstantin Sivkov, a member of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, argues that superior U.S. reconnaissance capabilities would trump China’s advantages in hypersonic missiles.
Sivkov lays out a sort of wargame for an America vs. China carrier clash that seems based on the World War II carrier battles between America and Japan, particularly the Battle of Midway. Those battles tended to be nail-biting, knife-edge affairs where victory or defeat rested on which side first spotted the other side’s carriers, and then dispatched an airstrike against the vulnerable flattops.
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WNU Editor: Seeing the enemy before they can see you is always a big plus in warfare.
6 comments:
The Americans also have decades of experience using carriers, something the Chinese do not have.
shock horror
Yes u win hell the kingdom from hell fools
Many parts of the US military does not underestimate the enemy.
For instance in one briefing they said Ivan was good and that the only thing that the US had superiority in was legs.
As long as they can keep from crashing into things.
Once again Bob demonstrates his lack of maturity, lack of curiosity, lack of discipline, lack of knowledge, lack of follow up, & lack of preparation.
You did not follow up in the story did you troll.
Gee, you are never going to be promoted to head troll.
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