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Originally Posted by SkvyWvr
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Originally Posted by SubSerpent
Why does the US need more than two aircraft carriers? Or 5? or 10? Isn't this a bit extreme considering the US usually only send one or two to a theater of operations at a time? Of course you are going to need a relief aircraft carrier, and relief ships and troops for every war. But it seems like the US military is set up to fight 10 different wars all at the same time and that just aint gonna happen.
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The fact is, the US normally has 4 carriers deployed (sometimes 5), 2 in the yards and the rest doing fleet workups for their next deployment. 2 carriers would be of little use to national defense. |
The primary purpose, other than war fighting, of a navy is to secure the sea lanes of communication. Pirates, like all criminal elements, have a tendancy to thrive where there are unarmed citizens and law enforcement only arrive after the fact.