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To: sukhoi-30mki

It would be a difficult proposition to take out a carrier and will continue to be so for some time.


6 posted on 12/13/2013 12:09:57 PM PST by buffaloguy
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To: buffaloguy
"It would be a difficult proposition to take out a carrier and will continue to be so for some time"

This is the salient point every time one of these articles comes out. Q: When was the last time a CVN was sunk in combat? A: Never. With their escorts and CAP getting through the defenses could take most of an adversary's military, if you can find the CVBG in the first place. Even then, you'll need a lot of hits to take one out. My money is on carriers until at least 2030 with a mix of F-35s and large UCAVs as the air wing.

22 posted on 12/13/2013 12:39:33 PM PST by aegiscg47
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