Wow, 4 CSG go to iran
Aircraft Carriers III
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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How is this supposed to be the strongest strike group when it doesn't have any F-35s? I wouldn't even want to go up against J-15Ts with this force.
Also, Americans who say "warfighters" sound sort of dumb.
Stop posting garbage.
Really? It took the USN four weeks to sink America And only then after being pumelled by many different types of mostly underwater weapons it was finally sunk by preset explosives set by the USN EOD.
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That's because the US doesn't have hypersonic missiles. The kinetic energy from that is orders of magnitude greater than what you'd get from subsonic missiles with various types of explosive warheads, which is what the US mostly uses. You also don't really need to sink a carrier if you get a mission kill, which is what would happen if a single hypersonic missile landed on the deck. No planes would be able to take off or land moving forward until it goes back to dock for extensive, likely months-long repairs. Depending on where it lands, even 1 might be enough to sink it or put it out of commission for years. US munitions are just inherently not suited to the task of sinking a carrier, and that's because they were never designed to do so.
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Nope.. the USN never used any air launched weapons against USS America. Only underwater weapons were used during the SINKEX.
This is the only photos of America sinking I have time to look for now. Notice how the flight deck is untouched by any air launched weapons hits.
The US lags behind China and Russia in the arena of Hypersonic weapons. However much progress has been made.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)
An F35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, flies over the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)
An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)
An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aircraft Handling 2nd Class Kyle Darmanin, from Mooresville, North Carolina, attached to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, signals an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)
An E2-D Hawkeye attached to Aireborne Command and Control Squadron(125) lands aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)
An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Timor Sea, July 15, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas Quezada)