Aircraft Carriers III

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Some of the reasons for a smaller air wing are;

1) Cutbacks and reduced aircraft availability. Hornet squadron use to have 12 aircraft each. Now that number is down to ten.

2) Precision Guided Munitions have greatly reduced the number of sorties need to destroy targets.

3) P-8s, P-3s & CSG SH-60s provide much of the ASW needed for a CSG. And remember a LA Class or Virginia Class SSN is always accompanying a USN CSG.
 

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Some of the reasons for a smaller air wing are;

1) Cutbacks and reduced aircraft availability. Hornet squadron use to have 12 aircraft each. Now that number is down to ten.

2) Precision Guided Munitions have greatly reduced the number of sorties need to destroy targets.

3) P-8s, P-3s & CSG SH-60s provide much of the ASW needed for a CSG. And remember a LA Class or Virginia Class SSN is always accompanying a USN CSG.
I'm thinking of yet another reason; would you guess?
 
gee "... crews still have to power down the entire EMALS or AAG system in order to troubleshoot problems, instead of being able to just cut off electricity to specific components."
Navy's Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain Loadouts

February 14, 2019
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I'm thinking of yet another reason; would you guess?

NO!

loose lips, sink ships!, what?, you're trying to encourage the "bad guys" aren't you??? good grief Charlie Brown!

If you were an "honest reporter"?? you would be pointing out issues on the Admiral Kuz and former Varyag?/ wouldn't you????

Some kind of honest balance would be nice, instead of lets "krap on America"??
 
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