You know how those national socialist political types loved to interfere with naval operations on the bridge. Just a simple OKW mandate and the Hauptmann will be behind the wheel. However, these huge, multi-billion dollar floating targets called "aircraft carriers" are still useful against less sophisticated adversaries. Supersonic sea-skimming cruise missiles: Ĭhinese DF-21 medium-range anti-ship ballistic missile ĭiesel-Electric Submarines, the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned." The Washington Times - Monday, Novem"A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier and part of its escort “sunk” by French submarine during drills off FloridaĮDIT: Oops, that French sub was even a nuclear one, potentially more noisy than the much cheaper modern diesel-electric subs. Today, aircraft carriers, even when in their carrier groups, should fear mass wave attacks by supersonic sea skimming cruise missiles and modern, extremely quiet diesel-electric subs: right?Ĭlick to expand.WWII experience taught us that the dreadnoughts should have feared aircraft carriers more than they did. You guys are good enough with the sim programs that you could probably whip out an RSO acceptable CP with no problem. It would require three Banzai cheers before launch. Who puts their motor in the rear of their rockets? Boat loads of nose weight and just a slight bow modification might do the job. The Spaceship Yamato would be a challenge with the motor at the rear of the rocket. Get out the Dremel! Get out the smelly green putty! Maybe it is time to get motivated on my first PMC. Oh the potential damage to all those delicate little bits. Recovery by rear eject or up front with lanyard on chute, Would nee to come down slow, landing on the bow. If that is not PC then maybe some attacking Royal Navy X-Craft on the underside would work. Underside drag could be supplemented with some Quisling Narwhals and maybe some keel hauled Von Trapp Family Singers. The biggest problem would be getting everything to fit, equalizing the drag on the underside and not burning everything up with the exhaust. Driving into work today and a flying Prinz Eugen mind simmed up nicely.
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