☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoBBC: does a $13bn aircraft carrier which the latest Chinese missiles could sink in a matter of minutes make sense any morewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down12
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkBBC: does a $13bn aircraft carrier which the latest Chinese missiles could sink in a matter of minutes make sense any morewww.bbc.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareAmoxtlilinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months agoAircraft carriers can project sustained power over land by sea. Including supporting ground operations. Chinese are aware of counter measures against incoming projectile threats.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilink8•4 months agoIt’s pretty clear that a carrier would never be allowed to get close enough to Chinese mainland to project much of anything in case of a conflict.
Aircraft carriers can project sustained power over land by sea. Including supporting ground operations. Chinese are aware of counter measures against incoming projectile threats.
It’s pretty clear that a carrier would never be allowed to get close enough to Chinese mainland to project much of anything in case of a conflict.