Four Ohio-class SSBN were converted into SSGNs
Posted on 05/31/2023 10:38:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Well, four American submarines carry over 300 Tomahawk missiles between them.
Four Ohio-class SSBN were converted into SSGNs
Certainly 600 heavy duty missiles is enough to take out the bulk of the Chinese 200-ship (or so) navy. A single good hit by a Tomahawk will disable a carrier and sink a frigate, two to three hits will take out any ship out there. Certainly five American submarines carry enough payload to sink or disable the entire Chinese navy, even excluding the possibility of nuclear-tipped warheads (Tomahawk or otherwise).
The problem is the many layers of defense the subs would have to contend with to get there. You need to be within 1000 km or so of the target, know where it is and where it’s heading to have any chance of hit. China knows this and has countermeasures against submarines entering their seas. Beyond that there are countermeasures ranging from anti-missile missiles to ECM to CIWS as a last-ditch resort. Not all Tomahawks would hit, that is clear. Some would get through, but many would be shot down en route and many more would miss their marks due to electronic interference.
Tomahawks really aren’t well suited to attack ships, they’re precision guided weapons to take out critical land installations.
So the claim is technically true, but meaningless. Four American submarines have enough non-nuclear payload to sink the entire Chinese navy in one salvo, but it’s doubtful they could ever achieve anything remotely close to that, in any realistic scenario.
One Tomahawk hit on the 3 Gorges Dam and a third of China is underwater
You sank my battleshots!
Who is making these claims anyway?
If we have modified our missile offense systems to be able to target multiple ships at one, why would we go bragging about it. It would provoke an increase in your potential opponent’s defense and countering capabilities.
If this is feasible, it would seem very worthwhile to test whether or not they could fill such a role.
Not true if the CINC and his band of DOD Pentagon lackeys are all on the payroll of the Chi-coms.
Quite true should provocation require response, and to clear the sea lanes off Vietnam and Phillipines of the Dane Geld seeking power pussies Chi-Coms.
Two tomahawks per manufactured/stole Phillipine islands converted by chi-coms into bases. Destroy them utterly with conventional warheads. Nuke response from them— turn Beijing into glass structures (neutron).
I don’t know if just one would do it.
I’d target at least four...................
you are dreaming
It had better be nuclear tipped.
In a way, MAD protects the navy like MAD protects from nuke attack. Neither China nor the U.S. launch against the other's navy because neither wants retaliation.
Not if Milley phones ahead.
The end doesn’t scare us!
Launch the Polaris!
I am no expert, but I believe a Harpoon missile fits the bill to take out a navy. Alternatively, stealth bombers could be used.
I’m sure I’m wrong but I didn’t think a Tomahawk cruise missile could be launched from a sub.
In a perfect world, under perfect conditions, it could be accomplished that the Chinese military could be neutralized. But I think Bruce Lee said it when he mentioned, “Boards do not hit back.” China will and between the open attack whoever started it and whoever retaliated, it starts a dog pile that leaves nothing left but insects...maybe.
As Joshua said, “The only winning move is not to play.” But man says there can be acceptable losses. How do you put a number on that when you count backwards to nothing?
wy69
I don’t know if this particular claim is true, but I do suspect the gist of it, which is that the Chinese Navy is no match for the US Navy, is accurate.
Historically, China is a land nation, they’ve never been a sea power of any kind, and the last time they boasted what they considered a world class navy, they went up against Japan they lost so badly that their entire fleet were sunk by the Japanese.
Since the CCP take over, they’ve never fought a naval battle of any kind, so none of their crew or their commanders in their entire navy have ever been in any kind of real combat, they don’t even have trainers or former crewman who have any combat experience.
I suspect if there is combat even Japan on its own would wipe the floors with them.
You are implying that Quisling Biden is in charge of the USA military.
His Chinese puppet masters would not allow any attacks against China. If anything, the puppet masters would order the US military to attack the Satanic Pentagram in Washington District of Caligula.
That means the subs need to be within a 3.14 million square kilometer area. I don’t think the Chinese have the capability to monitor that much ocean.
“I’m sure I’m wrong but I didn’t think a Tomahawk cruise missile could be launched from a sub.”
Seven per tube.
You might find this useful:
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/134479?hl=en
See Shock and Awe Iraq. SLCM silos are on certain US attack submarines (nuclear powered attack subs- conservatively underwater high speed attack subs with considerable stealth).
Sub launched cruise missiles were a significant part of the Iraq war.
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