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A modern carrier costs $5-6billion?
originally posted by: TonyS
a reply to: grey580
You know.............there's a message in that story for the US Navy and its forces moving against Iran at the moment.
I've been seeing several articles of late to the effect that the US Navy's Leadership is, in pursuing this Air Craft Carrier based attack groups is pursuing yesterday's strategy and that because of technological advances, missles and new long range torpedoes and tactical nuclear missile capabilities, Air Craft Carriers are as obsolete today as Battle Ships were after the invention and development of the Airplane after WWI.
Of course, because of the awesome sums of wealth generated by way of kick-backs from Naval contractors and the MIC, the Navy won't wise up until there's a catastrophe that embarrasses them into the dark ages.
My Nephew who was a helo pilot and got out a few years ago told me a joke. "How do you get 2 F/A-18's over a target 500 miles away? Send 8. Two strike aircraft and 6 tankers.
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: JIMC5499
My Nephew who was a helo pilot and got out a few years ago told me a joke. "How do you get 2 F/A-18's over a target 500 miles away? Send 8. Two strike aircraft and 6 tankers.
That decision was questionable at best. I'd be curious to find out the fate of the people that made that particular decision...