Posted on 08/10/2011 8:58:08 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
How long can you keep aircraft airborne and where will you base them if you have no carriers or small carriers. There are huge costs involved here.
Military folks across the world would wish what you said about government’s heeding their advice is true but they know it’s not.
If a task force is moving into hostile territory without an air screen, its fair begging to get torn to shreds these days.
Seriously, read Lewis Page’s book if you haven’t already.
Sure, if I do get my hands on it. But It would take more than a book or two to convince that all the world’s navies are collectively dumb.
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