Yes, you can surprise any navy at sea and/or in port in a surprise peacetime attack. You can do that only one time. Ask the Japs.
Thank God it took multiple attacks on targets across every state and territory and spread over decades to get us to throw open our borders to tens of thousands of swarthy military aged middle eastern fifth columnist men, otherwise I’d feel like were were an enemy occupied country.
Oh wait, that was only three buildings, an open field, and a single morning.
nvrnmd
Ask the Brits how the Prince of Wales and Repulse faired against slow land-based Jap bombers.
(Today, our best warships, manned by PC idiots can’t even stay out of the way of tankers.)
And our CVNs dare not get in attack range of China. That’s a fact. CVNs are great against 3rd world pirates, but they dare not sail near China, lest they be sunk before they get off their aircraft to attack China.