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Originally Posted by 70SATMan

Well, I’m a bit biased based on the ship I served on and I’ll admit that just because I served, that doesn’t make me a brilliant military tactician. Having said that, I believe Carriers are still very much viable. Got to remember, the carrier travels with a complete task force including subs that effectively increases the protective range of the Carrier itself. The range of the aircraft is no different than land launched and with in air refueling, is quite substantial. There is also the matter of overflying other sovereign nations with military strike aircraft. Depending on the target, coming in from international waters is a plus.

Try forward deploying several land based squadrons (not talking super heavy, long range bombers) in short order to respond to world events. Also, our Carriers are capable of delivering nukes with short delivery time to target. No early launch detect using conventional satellite or over horizon radar.

I’m glad to hear this.