February 4, 2019
The U.S. Navy Tried to Sink This Aircraft Carrier for Weeks (And Failed)
Leaving aside the likelihood of a full-scale war breaking out between the world's two leading military powers and economies, sinking a carrier is easier said than done. History underscores the difficulty of the undertaking.
by David Axe Follow @daxe on Twitter L
To even try to sink an American flattop, you first must hit it. That's not easy, either. No carrier sails without an air wing with as many as 50 fighter aircraft plus several escorting destroyers, cruisers and submarines. A virtual wall of defensive weaponry surrounds the flattop out to a distance of several hundred miles.
A Chinese admiral and pundit told a trade-show audience that Beijing could resolve China's territorial disputes by sinking two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and killing thousands of American sailors.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-tried-sink-aircraft-carrier-weeks-and-failed-43227
