Ambivalent
Junior Member
Re: The End of the Carrier Age?
I have two comments to add. Only those who never sailed with a carrier strike group would maintain that carriers are somehow now naked to the world, detected with ease by all manner of sensors. If necessary, a carrier strike group can disappear from view. The USN practices tactical deception in a variety of ways. The Soviets had a constellation of fairly good intel satellites and fleets or maritime patrol Mays and Bears, yet we could make CSG's disappear if necessary.
Second, missile systems or this Prompt Global Strike concept do not give you persistent power. They won't in a million years give you maritime dominance in a region, denying the seas to your enemy. They can deal harsh strikes on short notice, yes, but they do not give you the ability to control a sea and deny access to this sea by an enemy. For that you need ships, and having a carrier with high end tactical aircraft will always give you an advantage over an enemy that has no organic air power with them.
By the way, aircraft can shoot down missiles. I hope you realize that.
I have two comments to add. Only those who never sailed with a carrier strike group would maintain that carriers are somehow now naked to the world, detected with ease by all manner of sensors. If necessary, a carrier strike group can disappear from view. The USN practices tactical deception in a variety of ways. The Soviets had a constellation of fairly good intel satellites and fleets or maritime patrol Mays and Bears, yet we could make CSG's disappear if necessary.
Second, missile systems or this Prompt Global Strike concept do not give you persistent power. They won't in a million years give you maritime dominance in a region, denying the seas to your enemy. They can deal harsh strikes on short notice, yes, but they do not give you the ability to control a sea and deny access to this sea by an enemy. For that you need ships, and having a carrier with high end tactical aircraft will always give you an advantage over an enemy that has no organic air power with them.
By the way, aircraft can shoot down missiles. I hope you realize that.