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10. Not really.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:22 PM

15 hrs ago

The US government has a bad habit of adjusting its "principles" when it fits a certain agenda.

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Aircraft Carriers Are Sitting Ducks [View all] gab13by13 16 hrs ago OP

I don't get it. We used to not attack countries if they didn't attack us. Walleye 16 hrs ago #1

We have been in Greg_In_SF 15 hrs ago #2

I know, but it still goes against our principles Walleye 15 hrs ago #4

Not really. GCG 15 hrs ago #10

OK, then, it goes against my principles and I get a vote, supposedly Walleye 15 hrs ago #13

That hasn't been a rule ever. Layzeebeaver 15 hrs ago #3

Well, we need to change that. Walleye 15 hrs ago #5

Absolutely! Layzeebeaver 15 hrs ago #7

We used to not attack countries without congressional approval... ananda 10 hrs ago #45

He'd consider an aircraft carrier an acceptable loss EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #6

+1 Then he'd get to build a new one! leftstreet 15 hrs ago #8

I apologize, gab13by13 15 hrs ago #9

Yep GCG 15 hrs ago #11

Well, true if... Layzeebeaver 15 hrs ago #12

The Cm-302 Chinese missile can fly 5 to 10 meters from the water, it skims over the water. gab13by13 14 hrs ago #16

Fair enough. But it is also important to consider the effective "defense in depth" design of a carrier group. Layzeebeaver 13 hrs ago #33

Damn RoseTrellis 10 hrs ago #46

There are radar guided 30 mm guns that can shoot down such missiles. Jacson6 15 hrs ago #14

They better aim low, gab13by13 14 hrs ago #20

US Navy has some pretty good defenses against wave skimmers. haele 13 hrs ago #32

They do aim low. n/t Jacson6 6 hrs ago #49

Well maybe just maybe if TSF knows he gonna lose everything,THIS bluestarone 15 hrs ago #15

Vastly underestimating Boo1 14 hrs ago #17

The carriers are so vulnerable sarisataka 14 hrs ago #18

Has there ever been a supersonic missile gab13by13 14 hrs ago #21

The USN is aware of the threat. Happy Hoosier 14 hrs ago #23

Sea skimming missiles are not new to warfare sarisataka 14 hrs ago #27

The USS Bismarck Sea was a Casablanca Class Escort Carrier. VGNonly 12 hrs ago #42

That is correct sarisataka 10 hrs ago #43

The other Essex Class carrier VGNonly 9 hrs ago #47

No carrier has been sunk since WW2 GreatGazoo 14 hrs ago #19

I don't think so. Happy Hoosier 14 hrs ago #22

Sitting ducks was the wrong term to use, gab13by13 14 hrs ago #24

You should look into what a carrier group entails. Dreamer Tatum 14 hrs ago #25

Missiles are easy to get rid of Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #26

Ya, Drones do concern most folks in the military. haele 12 hrs ago #34

Ha! Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #35

China JOINS US Iran War: China ARMS Iran With Ship-Killer CM-302 Missiles Iran to SINK US Warships? Goonch 14 hrs ago #28

They dont have them yet. NT Layzeebeaver 12 hrs ago #37

No one is Greg_In_SF 14 hrs ago #29

Bookmarking Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #36

Take it Greg_In_SF 12 hrs ago #41

4 of 5... Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #44

A live image of a burning aircraft carrier C_U_L8R 13 hrs ago #30

PNAC Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #31

If our carrier is attacked by Iran Krasnov will declare war and take claim of his GoodRaisin 12 hrs ago #38

Hmmm. Is it possible? yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #51

There's a reason few nations buy Chinese military equipment Kaleva 12 hrs ago #39

yeah the Chinese radars guarding Caracas in Venz. didn't do so well nt EX500rider 9 hrs ago #48

That turned out to be be a big waste of money Kaleva 3 hrs ago #52

It's taken me awhile to pull this together in a manner that folks can consume... Layzeebeaver 12 hrs ago #40

During the Falklands War 1982 VGNonly 5 hrs ago #50

because it is the sport of repug prezes since ron ray gun.( we have to punish iran) AllaN01Bear 2 hrs ago #53