RMF5630 said:
Canada2017 said:
Amal Shuq-Up said:
ATL Bear said:
The USS Nimitz is older than the Moskva for what it's worth.
And still floating.
If nothing else....the destruction of this Russian warship points out the potential vulnerability of US 'super carriers' to the latest generation of missiles .
Billions of dollars of carrier potentially destroyed by a relatively cheap anti ship missile .
Guarantee you every US naval officer will be studying the tactical events leading up to the sinking of the Moskva ........... and what it means for future ship building .
It will take more than a couple of Neptune's to sink a US Carrier. The question is not whether carriers are obsolete, they are not.
With all the munitions kept on board.........carriers are floating bonfires .
They are huge targets......easy to locate .
Possibly not 'obsolete'....though definitely a huge concentration of budgetary assets that needs a fresh evaluation.
Unfortunately the Navy is so connected to its civilian contractors ( hundreds of retired officers work in them ) that it is going to be an extremely difficult process to change our construction priorities .
Regardless how obvious the change in missile technologies necessitates such alterations .
In other words....its time to stop fighting WW2.
The day of super carriers is fast approaching its end .