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Originally Posted by Oberon
Interesting use for an assault carrier, better than being turned into razor blades though. Would have thought it would be cheaper to use an old oiler though...  |
The USN has a history of using carriers to launch ballistic missiles...
http://www.midwaysailor.com/midway1940/opsandy.html
http://cv41.org/photos/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=17451
Those were just tests, there were real plans to install Regulus and latter Polaris missiles on Carriers and Cruisers. Yes the USN very nearly had CVBN and DLGBNs.
