[Psalm 144]

Aircraft carriers seem to be putting all the eggs in one vulnerable basket. I would think they would all be gone a few days into a serious war. Strafing wogs in gunboat diplomacy is one thing. Against a first or second tier power, would they really last that long?

[central_va]

It isn't who has the most carriers, it's who can build the most carriers to replace the ones lost on battle. The USA has one shipyard that can produce one carrier every 5 years. Granted in a real war they could probably build one per year but that is not enough. China will overwhelm the USA. The biggest threat to the USA in de industrialization, lack of shipyards and skilled workers.