re: US military could lose a war to China or Russia, study for Congress finds

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Aircraft carriers are today what the battleship was in 1941

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Not sure if serious but carriers are just as vital today as they were in WWII

Missiles can't invade a sovereign nation's shore.

bullshite report... Could we wage a war to take over Russia and or China.. No but why would we? No nation has the broad military capabilities of the US. No nation has the mobility and nobody has the large scale tech we do.. We arent invincible but no country would n their right mind engage the US.

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Aircraft carriers are today what the battleship was in 1941

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Not to near the same extent.

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US military could lose a war to China or Russia

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Anyone that knows anything about China's military know they've never been tested and Russia ain't what it used to be

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Idk if this should go here or the Poli Board

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You posted in the right place. On the PB they're too scared of a few thousand unarmed refugees to worry about China. And Trump loves Russians so they do too.

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I know that’s “technically” an aircraft carrier but the common usage of the word “carrier” in America means a super carrier. We use the ones you pictured as amphibious assault craft, not true aircraft carriers.

So no, an true aircraft carrier cannot invade anything and can’t do anything that submarine or destroyer sitting off the coast with a couple hundred missiles can do for a lot less money and with a lot less risk.

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Exactly what I was thinking. If the Germans determined we are too isolated to invade, the dumbass Russians and Chinese can't do it.

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They don't need to invade. All they need to do is defeat us in a global theatre

The World Wars have warped our vision of what a war amongst global powers looks like. We tend to think it is a fight to the sovereign death.

But if you look at the wars fought amongst the European powers during the colonial era, you'd see you can defeat your rival without fully absorbing their country into your own.

Spain was the big swinging D*ck, then France, and finally Britain came out on top. None of those countries ceased to exist, they simply ceased to have the power they once held.

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So no, an true aircraft carrier cannot invade anything and can’t do anything that submarine or destroyer sitting off the coast with a couple hundred missiles can do for a lot less money and with a lot less risk.

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Hush, the livelihoods of hundreds of admirals and defense executives depend on those carriers.

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So no, an true aircraft carrier cannot invade anything and can’t do anything that submarine or destroyer sitting off the coast with a couple hundred missiles can do for a lot less money and with a lot less risk.

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Things a supercarrier can do that a submarine or frigate cannot do as efficiently

Provide Combat air to ground support to troops out of range of artillery and faster than missiles. Longer time on target as well

Provide over the horizon airborne radar coverage

Supply other ships in the fleet

Command all military operations (Admiral and support staff onboard)

Hit targets of opportunity before a missile can even be spun up

Provide ASW operations over a larger area than any other platform

Provide medical treatment to all combat wounded

provide a base for humanitarian efforts or to rebuild island bases