U.S. Carriers Becoming Too Vulnerable To Be Relevant? New Report Says Yes

Gun Grape said:
looks like we were using the Red Sea engagements to test our non kinetic killing ability.

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-w...-fight-2025-2#
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I knew active jamming was in play as soon as I saw the headline but I can't help wondering if they also didn't take the opportunity to test any of the laser systems currently under development in a real world combat environment?

Nice to see the forums is finally back up again BTW. For a while there I was beginning to think AB was gone fro good!
 
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Was going to say timely, but the thread was started 2013.

An F-18 was lost overboard while the USS Truman was making a hard turn to avoid incoming Houthi fire.
 
rj1 said:
Was going to say timely, but the thread was started 2013.

An F-18 was lost overboard while the USS Truman was making a hard turn to avoid incoming Houthi fire.
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The question is why when you have three guided missile DD's and one Ticonderoga Class cruiser.

 
Officer of Engineers said:
The Houthis had acquired the TRUMAN's position, though not a weapons lock. I, for one, would seek to deny them the knowledge of my new position.
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Unless it was operating literally right off the coast of Yemen? (Which would be stupid.) 'Someone' must have tattled. So I assume someone else is taking careful note of local shipping and radio traffic.
 
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tbm3fan said:
The question is why when you have three guided missile DD's and one Ticonderoga Class cruiser.

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Missile range to carrier may have got closer than they liked, even if the missiles were being engaged by the escorts. Ship turns to unmask the majority of its anti-air systems.

The warning that Ward mentioned is a "If there is time" alert. Works great in peacetime
 
Monash said:
Unless it was operating literally right off the coast of Yemen? (Which would be stupid.) 'Someone' must have been tattled. So I assume someone should be taking careful note of local shipping and radio traffic.
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Yea but you can't sink every fishing boat in the pond
 
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