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To: RexBeach
I think the layered defense argument for the CVNs is absurd.

The benefits of overwhelming the defenses with cheap missiles so far outweighs the costs that someone, somewhere, someday will find it in their interests to try.

83 posted on 06/21/2007 11:20:24 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Trails of troubles, roads of battle, paths of victory we shall walk.)
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To: Jim Noble

Tom Clancy portrayed that scenario in his second book, “Red Storm Rising.” A carrier in that book was overwhelmed, if I recall correctly, by lots and lots of long range missiles fired from Soviet long range bombers.

On the other hand, that was just a book.


86 posted on 06/21/2007 11:46:32 AM PDT by RexBeach (Americans never quit. -Douglas MacArthur)
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To: Jim Noble

Most of those cheap missiles will be jammed and drop like flies before they reach a close range. The ones that survive electronic countermeasures get hit with another missile, or a wall of tungsten hail. Oh yeah, the carriers can easily out run the destroyers and leave them behind if they need to. If they have to they can run 40+ knots all day.


132 posted on 06/27/2007 12:42:34 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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