[Vaquero]

I wrote they are excellent for small police actions. Fighting ISIS etc. when push comes to shove and we are against Russia/China etc. all the carriers are sitting ducks and basically just targets.

[central_va]

Carriers are sitting ducks

That is why India, Russia and China are desperately trying to build a viable carrier fleets. Carriers will be obsolete when the concept of air superiority over huge swaths of ocean becomes obsolete, i.e. never. So how long were you in the Navy admiral?

[rjsimmon]

all the carriers are sitting ducks and basically just targets.

Then you have never seen a carrier at flank speed.