The planners are fighting two wars ago.
With the advent of hypersonic Surface to surface or air launched to surfact missiles we present some pretty large targets.
We should be focused on smaller, more nimble craft that can project power through the use of drones. This way the craft need less space and they can be controlled with personnel on other ships or the other part of the world.
The days of Midway and Leyte gulf are behind us.
Leyte was won by Jeep Carriers and reservist manned destroyers and DEs. None of the front line carriers were involved because after the sinking of the Mushashi the obstinate Halsey was out of range chasing empty Japanese carriers. So the small carrier idea has some history going for it.
> The planners are fighting two wars ago. <
Same as it always was.
And when war breaks out, those planners get a lot of people killed. One sad example of this (out of many): the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse in 1941.
Oh God an anti CVN bigot too.