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France has the Charles de Gaulle, a nuke.
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France has the Charles de Gaulle, a nuke.
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France has the Charles de Gaulle, a nuke.
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France has the Charles de Gaulle, a nuke.
That article is inaccurate, It forgot multiple carriers. But, as stated before, There are +9 foreign carriers. The tonnage doesnt matter, they all rely on carrier battle groups and can project air power. Yes, some can carry more aircraft than others, but that is an advantage. Also read up on how many foreign carriers are being built now or are planned to be built soon.I stand corrected! I reckon 11 to 1 is about right for the war hawks, huh?
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-07/28/c_131014763.htm
With the new HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2016, the British would be ahead of the French. Now factor in the new HMS Prince of Wales in 2018. The French have been one-upped, times 5. Currently, the French could not handle the British. The British have the HMS Ocean, the Helicopter Carrier, and due to the proximity of France and the UK, could launch the mighty RAF at France from the mainland. And then keep in mind, the Royal Navy has a lot stronger destroyers and frigates and subs. The British army is just overall superior too.The De Gaulle is actually badass. After 4 US carriers, it is ranked 5th in the world. Britain better get is act together and one-up the French.
Oh, real smart there, genius! And when we get attacked again because our military is too weak, then we know who to blame (liberals).
That article is inaccurate, It forgot multiple carriers. But, as stated before, There are +9 foreign carriers. The tonnage doesnt matter, they all rely on carrier battle groups and can project air power. Yes, some can carry more aircraft than others, but that is an advantage. Also read up on how many foreign carriers are being built now or are planned to be built soon.
Two reasons they are useful.
1) The Navy needs them if it desires air power.
2) They have proven great at humanitarian rescue missions such as Japan, because they can store a ton of supplies.
I'm well aware of the costs. Also, that is factually incorrect, The French Charles De Gaulle is powered by reactors AND Diesel. Also, the aircraft carrying capability is overall quite similar from many nations to that of us. With replenishment ships in their fleets, the conventional carriers can go practically anywhere as they can be refueled as they go... The British super carriers won't be conventional either.Tonnage and duration at sea is everything. The projected air power of America’s 11 nuclear powered aircraft carriers has to be several times any projected power of all other aircraft carriers combined. Ours are the largest and all are nuclear powered. The rest of the world’s carriers are all conventional powered, smaller, fewer aircraft and many fewer in number relative to any single nation. Just the cost of operations of our carrier fleet and support vessels would blow your mind as compared to what the cost is to other nations.
Strike with what?The fact that we have so many carriers deters hostile nations. If we reduce that number, enemies won't be so hesitant to strike.
Many weapons can be used to take down carriers. As for what to strike with... Russia could probably get to our mainland if we went down to 2-3 Aircraft Carriers. Some of our allies like France and the UK would be able to strike our mainland if we became hostile to each other and reduced carrier quantity to 2-3.Strike with what?
Many weapons can be used to take down carriers. As for what to strike with... Russia could probably get to our mainland if we went down to 2-3 Aircraft Carriers. Some of our allies like France and the UK would be able to strike our mainland if we became hostile to each other and reduced carrier quantity to 2-3.
No, I'm just saying that in theory if we became unfriendly wiht our current allies. As we are sort of pissing off the British lately.We have to defend against our allies?
What are the French going to do, throw pastries at us?
I suppose you can come up with all sorts of theories...No, I'm just saying that in theory if we became unfriendly wiht our current allies. As we are sort of pissing off the British lately.
No, I am just stating that Aircraft carriers are an essential part to our national defense.I suppose you can come up with all sorts of theories...
I do find it interesting that DY has not yet weighed in on this thread to defend his assertion. Hmmmmmmmm. I wonder why?
They also send a strong strategic message that if a US Navy Aircraft Carrier shows up in your coastal waters that the USA is making a statement that you may want to change your policies.I believe that they are still vital, they let a nation project air power in places they usually could not.