Carriers are easy targets. And not only do you need the carrier itself, you need the aircraft, the personel, then you need another sub and dozens of supporting ships, including several aegis cruisers which themselves probably cost nearly a billion dollars and hundreds of personel..
A sub is a better investment if you already have carriers.. The US sub fleet needs to have new subs replacing the old LA's as they go out of service, otherwise there'll be a shortage for tasking. There's enough carriers out there to cover most of the oceans.
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