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Maybe if they can target them.
And with the new AAW ships now in service or building along with the land airforces of NATO nations of possibly destroying them on the ground or intercepting them in the air it becomes problematic how well they would do.
The scenario of Backfires during the Cold war vs the USN would not be the same as Backfires against Euro nations now.
Carrier air in Europe is planned to make tremendous strides in the next decade.
Certainly looks like a difficult scenario to me.
If they are not flyable now the future holds little promise. My best quess is that at least 1/2 are hanger queens now. Any war scenario in the short term would exacerbate this situation. You also give short thrift to training and experience. Not to mention targeting as I stated at the outset.
If Russia is going to do something the window of opportunity is rapidly closing.
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