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Originally posted by shortmanx5
In the world today the us navy is unbeatable, not saying no one can a sink a ship or 2, but no other navy can even touch the usa. It would have to be everyone vs. the usa and then it would be close. no one but us has realiable aircraft carriers, and i know the brits have 2 or 3 but that doesnt really matter when all your bringing to the table are sub sonic harriers.
Originally posted by devilwasp
Originally posted by shortmanx5
In the world today the us navy is unbeatable, not saying no one can a sink a ship or 2, but no other navy can even touch the usa. It would have to be everyone vs. the usa and then it would be close. no one but us has realiable aircraft carriers, and i know the brits have 2 or 3 but that doesnt really matter when all your bringing to the table are sub sonic harriers.
Those subsoninc harriers took down top of the line super sonnic rafles in the falklands, besides we could seriosly put a dent in any navy given the chance but the fact is one torpedo up the screw and that carrier is nothing but a sitting helicopter pad.
Originally posted by shortmanx5
The sub would have to get close enough first, and ok say you take out 1 or 2, um how many does the usa have 13 plus the smaller ones. So yea you can have one or 2 but you woulnt get lucky more than once or twice.
Originally posted by shortmanx5
have the harriers taken out any f-18s, f-16s,f-22,etc i didnt think so.
Originally posted by devilwasp
Originally posted by shortmanx5
The sub would have to get close enough first, and ok say you take out 1 or 2, um how many does the usa have 13 plus the smaller ones. So yea you can have one or 2 but you woulnt get lucky more than once or twice.
Your gona send 13 or more carriers into range of one of the most advanced airforces in the world and leave your entire coastline unguarded and remove all power projection across the world.....right.....
Originally posted by shortmanx5
have the harriers taken out any f-18s, f-16s,f-22,etc i didnt think so.
F-16s and F-22's dont work on carriers
They might get lucky and take one down, depends on the situation but no I doubt it, hence why they're now A2G planes and leave the air defence to the destroyers.
[edit on 26/02/2005 by devilwasp]
Originally posted by WestPoint23
I don't know about you but if I was a US Navy admiral I sure as hell wouldn’t look forward to a fight Royal Navy and RAF. Also don't count out the UK sub force, their crew training is exceptional and they have very capable subs. IMO its really a moot point to compare the two navies but if you are at lest acknowledge that the RN is not a push over.
[edit on 27-3-2006 by WestPoint23]
Originally posted by shortmanx5
I know f-16 and f-22 dont land on aircraft carriers, i was using it as an example.
it wouldnt take 13 carriers but its nice to know we have that option. Isnt it??
And yes i would sent them to fight your "advanced airforce" the f-18 would handle any planes you throw at them.
its easy to win wars when countries fight with less advanced versions of the weapons you have.
Originally posted by Harlequin
and the AUS boys have done it not once but 4 times in an exercise.
Originally posted by paperplane_uk
It used to be an in-joke in navy circles that the RN subs would leave the clyde and then just dissappear (rumours in US circles were that they just sat on the bottom for 3 months because the US subs found it that hard to detect them)