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Originally Posted by gunnut
Look up "missileer" to see why such a concept would not work.
US Navy thought about the "aerial battleship" concept and it was utterly impractical.
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Hmm, think Silent` is on to something there! Somebody once said that in the future, the USAF would consist of 12 super-battle satellites that orbit the Earth and can hit any target on the globe in seconds with directed energy weapons.
Until then we will have to make do with Vipers and Mudhens
