>huge airwing to conduct anti-sub patrols and deny all anti-sub patrols to cucked out mini-carriers which use helicopters or undersized aircraft
The carrier is not the main strike package and hasn't been since the 1970s, stop reading The War Nerd or chink bullshit. The carrier is the main support ship for the battlegroup.
Why not put 1200 missiles on 100 unmanned little ships?
Because then you have to buy hulls, power plants, control systems etc. For those smaller bunches of missiles. You also need to resupply the ships, which are now very numerous, hydrodynamically inefficient and less seaworthy.
you think FA18s just casually get launch with 6 AIM 120 and 4 aim 9x?
they never do and never will their mission is to be small diameter bomb trucks which every carrier has like 1-2k of them
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In an actual war and not a glorified slap fight?
Yes
The Virginia slinking into place somewhere and shooting BGM-109s is the main go-to for attack in the modern USN. The carriers handle lots of missions such as ASW, ISR, rescue, transport, CAP, CAS, etc. They can also do attack missions but that’s not their primary role.
Because having an aircraft carrier is much more useful?
more usefull than having 1200 missiles?
Why not put 1200 missiles on 100 unmanned little ships?
because its not cool
Because that's what's china is doing
Why do that? The burden of support for a concept in debate is on its proponent you stupid browntard.
Because the US needs an impressive Navy to bully people. That’s more like a guerilla force you’d use to fight the US.
>huge airwing to conduct anti-sub patrols and deny all anti-sub patrols to cucked out mini-carriers which use helicopters or undersized aircraft
The carrier is not the main strike package and hasn't been since the 1970s, stop reading The War Nerd or chink bullshit. The carrier is the main support ship for the battlegroup.
and now it can be converted into the main city wiper
City wiping is not an effective military tactic.
>ww2
>nuclear doctrine
Yes.
Because then you have to buy hulls, power plants, control systems etc. For those smaller bunches of missiles. You also need to resupply the ships, which are now very numerous, hydrodynamically inefficient and less seaworthy.
How many missiles do you think a carrier carry’s?
HINT: it’s more than 1200
The scenario does not stand
actually they carry less than 160 missiles
Are you moronic?
you think FA18s just casually get launch with 6 AIM 120 and 4 aim 9x?
they never do and never will their mission is to be small diameter bomb trucks which every carrier has like 1-2k of them
In an actual war and not a glorified slap fight?
Yes
an airwing can be used for many purposes
because it would be more expensive thank building 10 Arley Burke
>why dont they just strip down the deck and just make it an arsenal ship?
Because, it's too hot.
Because without full air, sea, and land support, Arsenal Nimitz is nothing more than a giant coffin.
Missiles on planes > missiles
We already have an arsenal ship, we even made it submersible so it's harder to detect.
Why the arsenal ship need to be a surface vessel? I'd say make Arsenal Submarines: harder to detect and way cooler
You mean Ohio class SSGN’s?
IF ONE BOMB DETONATED PAST THE DECK ALL THE MISSILES WOULD GO OFF AND MAKE AMMO DUMP EXPLOSIONS LOOK LIKE MERE FIRECRACKERS YOU DUMBFRICK
The Virginia slinking into place somewhere and shooting BGM-109s is the main go-to for attack in the modern USN. The carriers handle lots of missions such as ASW, ISR, rescue, transport, CAP, CAS, etc. They can also do attack missions but that’s not their primary role.