MIGleader said:
the chinese can set up the ocean battle field to their liking before the cvbg arrives.
The waters to the east of Taiwan are too large and open for that.
That is where the US CVNs will be operating.
Un less they are unbelievably lucky, and the US commanders are unbelievable derelect (and they will not be), then the PLAN SS boats are going to have to go to them in all likelyhood, and the CBGs will be scowering the waters in front of the carrier clean with ASW aircraft, DDGs, FFGs and other subs.
If an AIP DE boat tries to get up to speed to get a solution on the carrier itself, it will probably make enough noise to get itself killed.