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To: Duke C.
Aircraft carriers are good for "force projection" (bullying pre-industrial malefactors), but not against a major power.

Don't even need hypersonics, just lots of ballistic missiles. But with hypersonics you can take them out in port without collateral damage.

This isn't WWII.

27 posted on 03/23/2023 11:38:54 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Salman

” just lots of ballistic missiles. “

No good for moving targets ...


42 posted on 03/23/2023 11:50:54 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Salman

You only get one sneak attack per war.


96 posted on 03/23/2023 1:35:35 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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