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backscatter712

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11. Very expensive, which is why I predict we'll be cutting back on them.

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Mon Apr 1, 2013, 02:44 PM

Apr 2013

We have what... 11 carrier battle groups, while the most well-armed nations of the world aside from the U.S., including Britain, France, Russia, China, usually have only one.

That's billions of dollars worth of hardware requiring more billions in constant upkeep.

It's going to get harder and harder to justify the expense of Nimitz-class or Ford-class carriers in the next couple decades

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U.S. Navy�s carriers costly relics of the past? [View all] AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 OP

And they lost their battleships years ago. What are the poor admirals... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #1

Probably use these.. AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #2

Those are meant for close-to-shore action and the Navy just called them "underpowered". talkingmime Apr 2013 #3

An aircraft carrier comes with a flotila of battleships? Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #4

He probably meant warships. I always find it amusing when people get the two terms mixed octothorpe Apr 2013 #5

A modern carrier battle group comes with: backscatter712 Apr 2013 #7

A Carrier Task Force usually consists of premium Apr 2013 #8

Very expensive, which is why I predict we'll be cutting back on them. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #11

I think it's down to 10. premium Apr 2013 #14

The expense is a big one. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #9

The navy has about a dozen helocopter carriers also The Second Stone Apr 2013 #10

I thought the trimeran lose the design competition HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #6

no idea AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #12

Battleships became passe' when carriers became the weapon to defeat them... Javaman Apr 2013 #13

Name the last full size carrier "defeated" by a cruise missile zipplewrath Apr 2013 #16

We haven't had a "carrier" war since WWII. Javaman Apr 2013 #17

Name another "carrier based state" zipplewrath Apr 2013 #18

There are none, so what's the point in arguing? Javaman Apr 2013 #19

The discussion was carrier obsolesence zipplewrath Apr 2013 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author SidDithers Apr 2013 #15

If we want a blue water navy, we need carriers. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #21

HEH AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #22