Originally posted by DaleGribble
ill ask you the same i asked faxmachine. when i was in the military i promise you i was using things that werent found on the internet or the history
channel. im not down playing the might iran has but lets use some common since. there is a weapon to counter every other weapon. weather its american
russian or other. Fact...
I don't doubt it DG, and I don't believe America is the only one with weapons which aren't made known to the public. America is obligated to
announce some of its new technology to justify the amount of money she spends on weaponry. But most of her best toys are kept secret.
The Stealth bombers were designed and built in the 80's. Roughly 20 years has past and I'm sure America has some very high-tech weaponry that has
made these bombers obsolete now. You can use that way of thinking with other platforms of weaponry, as you do because you have some knowledge of this
to be fact.
But I do believe the Carrier taskforces are an obsolete tool for the USA. It only takes one missile to put an aircraft carrier out of commission.
Whilst the Russian military has significantly weakened since the collapse of the Soviet empire, her missile technology is still cutting edge, arguably
at the forefront, whilst the aviation and naval industries of the USA have catapulted further than any others.
Depending on how many of these supersonic missiles Iran has, I am still convinced that if they launch them it would decimate America's Carrier fleet.
America may be able to shoot some down, or destroy some of the launch vehicles that carry them, but some will get through. But obviously America will
have other ways of launching attacks on Iran if push came to shove.
As I say, Iran can't win a war with USA/Israel, but she will hurt Israel and American forces. The American Carrier fleet are an iconic symbol of
America's power, and nothing more than a symbol. I believe this to be fact.
[edit on 25-9-2007 by Underbelly]
