On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 17:49:23 -0600, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:
>"R2D2" wrote in message news:r0sr5el7i3lgvvso5kjq9fpk205vv7j7oo@4ax.com...
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>>> Since the US has more carriers than the rest of the world combined how
>>> many more are necessary?
>>>
>>
>> Here's an aswer for that:
>> https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-United-States-have-so-many-aircraft-carriers
>>
>> Basically, few of them are operational at any time: maintenance, training,
>> travel time, etc...
>
>The bigger the ship, the more major weapons hits it can take...
In a carrier, that's irrelevant, in terms of mission-capability. A
lucky hit on the catapults or arrestor gear and it's off to the
shipyard
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