Posted on 04/25/2017 6:43:22 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
They probably do have that capability. However, having the capability and being able to execute it are not the same. They can definitely load up some of their single man submarines with explosives and suicide the carriers, but could they get close enough to do that?
Currently the USS Michigan SSGN and The Carl Vinson task group are deployed in the area. I'm sure Trump and Maddis have given all these ship commanders complete attitude adjustments on ROE. They'll get to everybody else as needed.
“I think we are GROSSLY overestimating the capabilities of the North Koreans.”
I’ve been wondering that too. I mean this people can’t even produce or manufacture a light bulb (not that they need them). But their “capabilities” have been coming from their pals, not from their own abilities—Bill Clinton comes to mind.
“They got crap...a lot of old (technology) hardware and bodies.”
True. But a lead ball from a 250 year Kentucky Long Rifle can still kill ya.
Yes. they have a million man army. I doubt they could sustain the supply lines to support them
“You do not seriously believe that a President would murder millions of civilians because of a successful attack on a purely military target, do you?”
Ask the relatives of the Japanese civilians who were “collateral damage” in World War II as a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Well we also import all of our lightbulbs now, from China.
Just saying.
China has sponsored, supported and armed the Norks, who threaten to nuke US cities and carriers.
Why don’t we give nukes to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan and see what China does if they threaten to nuke China.
That would be only fair, no?
Imagine if Taiwan were run by a apocalyptic madman and we nuclear armed him - that is basically what China has done with fat Kim.
China isn’t that stupid.
NK isn’t that good.
There is a concept called “technological surprise” or “technological conceit”.
There is no way a competent slinger can defeat an armored man with a lance. How could these primitives possibly orbit a satellite before we can? How cold these primitives possibly photograph the far side of the moon? How could these primitives land a robot on Venus? How could they possibly knock down a tall building in New York? How could they possibly kill or maim a thousand US soldiers with pressure cookers?
Poverty and lack of resources can be great incentive for innovation, sometimes world-changing innovation.
So naturally there is no way the North Koreans could take out a carrier! We have radars! Satellites! Fighter patrols! Sonar!
The NORK’s do have satellites up there so I suppose it’s possible for them to get at least a general idea of a carriers location, but I would still put my money on the carrier groups multiple layers of defenses.
Agree....like building 4 at Fukushima power plant.
Yes, they probably CAN. They have missiles that CAN reach out and sink ships.
Its important to note that The Vinson and it's Ticonderoga class cruiser and 2 Arleigh Burke destroyers are all armed with Phalanx CIWS, Sea Sparrows, Rim-116s. The cruiser and destroyers are all Aegis equipped .
Basically, the best anti-ship missile defense system.
The defense capabilities are 3 layers (4 if you consider electronic counter measures)
First are medium range SAMs,
Then ECMs and Sea Sparrows or RAMs, lastly the Phalanx CIWS.
With the Aegis system, 1-single ship is very capable on its own. The Aegis allows detection and engaging multiple targets.
Combined with more ships detection and tracking increases as well as launch capabilities.
Everybody seems to be running around with wringing hands.
This is war and never under estimate your enemy.
At the same time know your enemy's strengths and weaknesses.
Fatman is very limited in equipment, even if Chinese provided. Even if he has ability to detect and track our ships and if he has a top notch missile to reach our ships, that missile would have to penetrate 3 layers of missile defense, provided by 3 Aegis equipped ships.
Lil Kim will need more than one missile. More like Dozens.
Do they now? If true then how do they spot a carrier in the Sea of Japan if the satellite is over the U.S.?
Engrish.
ROR!.................
I smell the possibility of a Gulf of Tonkin or Remember the Maine effort by the establishment.
They couldn’t pull off a Gulf of Tonkin incident nowadays like Johnson did in 1964...................
Yeah, but it’s not like we can’t manufacture light bulbs. You can thank Oshitass for killing off light bulb manufacturing here.
Stealth Fighter, F117A.
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