https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2018/10/aircraft-carrier-damaged-dry-dock-sinks?fbclid=IwAR3ycUH4OOXopVm-0nmWNtLwp2ydlhjtoCXhzBvMU8hmMsvHwz6JerDkb88
Are there any brains left to drain?
Now it's a 'Wet Dock'. Or maybe a 'No Dock'? Meanwhile Putin announces he has invented the world's first Submarine Aircraft Carrier.
Quote from: Sir Slash on October 31, 2018, 10:13:20 AM
Now it's a 'Wet Dock'. Or maybe a 'No Dock'? Meanwhile Putin announces he has invented the world's first Submarine Aircraft Carrier.
Eh, Japanese beat him to that (technically) in WW2.
Not just technically- the I-400 class actually went to war (albeit briefly).
Here's one that was captured at sea at war's end:
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 31, 2018, 06:20:28 PM
Not just technically- the I-400 class actually went to war (albeit briefly).
Here's one that was captured at sea at war's end:
Although in the day and age of drones I wonder if these may be viable again.
You have a surface group that can lob cruise missles a pretty good distance but typically are limited by using sat imaging / gps for targeting.
You have a sub sitting off the coast that launches a stealth drone with a laser designator and you can pretty much hit any location of a target you wish with minimal human risk.
Again I'm some dumb civvie so what do I know