[faithhopecharity]

I see.
Well, that sounds like the missile would take the ACCarrier out of combat for some period of time.
That is a major thing in wartime...to send the enemy’s chief weapons systems home for repairs, out of combat for X weeks or months. Wars can be won or major advances achieved while the enemy is home patching up itself

SO, this missile sounds like it is still a pretty amazing (and serious) thing, imho, even if it won’t actually sink an Aircraft carrier outright. (Maybe it can capsize and sink Guam, tho? Like, how one of our famously-intelligent congresscritters suggested? smile smile smile smile smile)

[central_va]

To actually sink a ship requires damage below the waterline and/or blowing up a magazine. Missiles can hit a magazine but it would be a lucky shot. A missile cannot cause damage below the waterline.

Freepers throw words around like sink a carrier without thinking.