you may have heard that there is no easy way to sink an aircraft carrier in our case there is
almost no way to sync a modern u.s navy carrier these expensive and advanced military ships are
deployed and operated in every ocean around the globe that means that it's really crucial for the
u.s navy to protect them from potential threats that's why they are built and deployed in a way
that it's almost impossible to sink such a vessel without further ado let's see how this is achieved
u.s aircraft carriers are beasts of the ocean that u.s navy is the biggest in the world it's
clear that it operates the most advanced and capable aircraft carriers the american navy
has in total 11 active aircraft carriers although a lot of people believe there are more than 11.
that's because they wrongly consider amphibious assault ships as aircraft carriers the us navy's
greatest carriers are the nimitz class and the gerald r ford class the nimitz class carriers have
sailed since 1975 and are currently the second biggest carriers worldwide it only falls short of
the gerald r ford class that holds the record for the biggest aircraft carrier in 2021 it's capable
of carrying over seven to five aircraft and is powered by one vegetal a 1b reactor the gerald r
ford class carrier is the worthy sub sector of the nimitz class its single reactor is more convenient
and powerful in the vessel is equipped with advanced systems and an array of modern features
although these two carriers are considered the best in the world the united kingdom and japan
also operate excellent carriers like the queen elizabeth class and the shinato respectively why
the u.s navy protects them so much the role of an aircraft carrier is pretty important
it's really a floating base that helps the navy operate an aerial attack everywhere in the world
their contribution in tactical and strategical missions is very significant and many times
decisive their purposes in battle can vary and mainly depend on the capabilities of
each ship considering how dangerous this type of vessel could be on the battlefield
they would be big targets on the water such ships are unsurprisingly very expensive to develop and
build for example the latest ford class carriers cost almost 12 billion dollar each besides that
operating costs aren't cheap either it's estimated that the most advanced carriers of the us navy
cost over one billion dollar annually to operate taking in mind that the protection plan of these
ships is really important to the navies of all nations that's why the u.s navy has
invented the carrier strikes group such groups contain aircraft carrier and usually a cruiser
a bunch of destroyers and frigates submarines and other auxiliary ships the carrier strike
group is one of the most powerful naval fleets composition that operates in the 21st century
why they can't be sung
to see how hard it is to really sink a carrier let's imagine a hypothetical scenario
between a carrier's strike group and enemy fleet first of all let's assume that an enemy aircraft
or ship tries to attack the carrier the carrier's first move would be to deploy the air wing
that means that the f a-18 and the f-35 fighter jets will destroy every possible
danger even before it gets close enough to attack the f-35 has especially advanced systems and it's
very efficient in battle but if the air wing for some reason can't neutralize the danger
and the enemy gets closer then it's time for the rest of the carrier group to take on the challenge
the nuclear powered submarines in combination with the powerful destroyers like the arleigh
burke class can detect and eliminate everything that threatens the fleet an impressive perimeter
equipped with a variety of armaments these vessels can destroy any possible threat
plus the auxiliary ships are always there to support and supply at the front line of the
fleet even in the case that the enemy threat approached close enough to attack the carrier
the ship has its own advanced defense systems beyond radar
and other modern technology the carriers are equipped with varied deficient armament
they had automated guns missiles and systems that are capable of protecting the ship on their own
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