Were they used as launch platforms for planes and drones during the Iraq war? Or the Libyan unpleasantness?
I don't think protecting them is nearly as big an issue as affording them. I'm sure they are great for espirit de corp, but we aren't fighting a sea war, nor are we likely to do so considering the state of the navies of the rest of the world. We aren't even fighting air wars, so the launch platform for flights over land seems to be the only use. "With the decommissioning of the USS Kitty Hawk in May 2009, the U.S. fleet comprises 11 supercarriers. The House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on 24 July 2007, recommended seven or maybe eight new carriers (one every four years). However, the debate has deepened over budgeting for the $1214.5 billion (plus $12 billion for development and research) for the 100,000 ton *Gerald Ford*-class carrier (estimated service 2015) compared to the smaller $2 billion 45,000 ton America-class amphibious assault ships able to deploy squadrons of F-35B of which two are already under construction and twelve are planned." On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:52 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm.....1995? Did we launch aircraft from carriers during that Serbia mess? > Definitely in 1991's desert storm. > > I think carriers are still a great weapon, IF you can protect them...which > is getting harder and harder. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:356395 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
