LOL so if ufos are looping around American fighter jets as if the fighter was a turtle walking, are they scared of carriers?Spare me. You've already demonstrated that you know nothing about the military.OK genius, how would a carrier get close enough to Russia or China to launch an attack and have the jets land back on the carrier? So again carriers are great for attacking camels. The poor strategist is you who merely believes that the USA is invulnerable and that no American ship can be sunk. Wake upIt's useless to Russia because it isn't tasked with maintaining freedom of the seas.Russia dumped a useless weapons system, but then Russia does not launch air attacks on camels like the USA does.No, they got rid of their carriers because they suck at building and maintaining them.There is a good reason that Russia does not have an active carrier, which is that they are useless in an all out conflictChina can now hold the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet at risk at significant ranges from the mainland. This threat to the U.S. surface fleet continues to grow. China’s anti-surface capability is founded on four developments: (1) the establishment of an increasingly capable long-range maritime surveillance capability designed to detect and track surface ships, (2) the deployment of sophisticated anti-ship cruise missiles and the world’s first anti-ship ballistic missile, (3) the acquisition of strike aircraft with greater range and power, and (4) the deployment of new classes of larger and quieter submarines armed with cruise missiles and torpedoesNo carrier last 1 day in an all out war, which is why the USA uses them to attack camelsI haven't seen a demonstration that shows that China can knockout our aircraft carriers with missiles. Carrier groups have massive defenses against missile attacks.The main problem with it is the fact that using the Ski ramp for take off means they can carry no appreciable weapons load and even require a recuded fuel load. As a result, their fighters are almost useless.Their first aircraft carrier has problems. If you don't at first succeed, try and try, again. A long journey begins with the first step.They also have 3 aircraft carriers under construction and two completed and in service.So true and they are kicking our ass in just about every economic endeavor. We are watching the USA Empire slowly die before our eyes, thanks to our rapacious oligarchs and the politicians they own. Not necessarily a bad thing. A warlike empire needs termination.
Excellent column by Fred Reed.
A Dolorous Imbalance
Now R supporters commence Xiden comments and D supporters Putin/Trump are lovers comments, just like little naughty second graders.
Prototype of China’s 385 mph maglev train
Pingtang Bridge, recently opened. Well over a thousand feet high
“An almost entirely automated port in China, during unload of a container ship. “
It is not their 'fighters' we have to worry about....it is China's massive arsenal of missles....capable of destroying our Aircraft Carriers.
Carrier Woes: The Navy's fighters can't reach China
The biggest threat to America's Navy in the 21st century is the short fuel range of its fighters compared to hypersonic anti-ship weapons.www.sandboxx.us
So are you going to pretend that you are an admiral forever, or do you have plans to grow up one day
You're an idiot who has no understanding of military strategy.
Why would we use a carrier to attack Russia? However, carriers will be quite useful if China tries to attack any of its neighbors in the South China sea. You have to be terminally stupid not to see that.
In certain minor situations and at a limited level when the adversary does not have the missles that can sink carriers they can be useful....but not worth the huge costs of carriers.
Not even to mention anti-ship aka anti-aircraft technology continues to develop....we are misleading ourselves to believe China cannot sink our carriers.
The best replacement for our AirCraft -Carriers in any military engagement with China would be to develop attack resistant cruise missile bases ....aka deep underground as close to china as possible ......loaded with stealth missiles...with a huge payload....backed up by nuclear tipped missiles if needed---we cannot fight China with the methods of WWII....our military leaders seem to always want to fight a current war using tactics and methods from previous wars....our current situation with China and how we respond militarily needs to be thoroughly reviewed by those with good analytical powers and lots of knowledge regarding modern technology in regards to which China is leaving us behind....our situation is dire and we are in for a tremendous shock within the next couple of years....if China decides to go on the offensive....unless we quickly revamp our military force potential in the South China Sea.