schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoChina could sink all US carriers in 20 minutes, Pentagon chief warnsinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoThat would be shocking if true. The US takes its naval defences very seriously
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoDuring some war games a few years ago, the Dutch Navy managed to score a hit against a US Navy carrier using a diesel sub. Like someone else said here, carriers are big, slow targets, it’s not impossible for something to sneak past and sink them.
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoCarriers are actually some of the fastest ships out there because of nuclear propulsion.
That would be shocking if true. The US takes its naval defences very seriously
During some war games a few years ago, the Dutch Navy managed to score a hit against a US Navy carrier using a diesel sub.
Like someone else said here, carriers are big, slow targets, it’s not impossible for something to sneak past and sink them.
Carriers are actually some of the fastest ships out there because of nuclear propulsion.