Something better than a carrier navy?

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

id like to add a bit there.

And in 1984 over took the west with the launch of project 971 akula seeing as its quieter than the 688i. *insert smug look here*

Aureal made a really awesome 3-dimensional audio algorithm, and then were brutually conquered and subjugated by Creative Labs. It was a totally awesome spatial algorithm, but they're dead now. God intended for Aureal to stand as a warning to any other sound company that would stand against Creative Labs.

Aside from analogies to the 1991 failed USSR coup attempt by 6 generals, 4 of whom committed suicide (or the GRU made it look like a suicide), I can't imagine smaller carriers. We can't use conventionals, so that means nukes. We need mobile airports, and VSTOL aircraft just can't manage the combat takeoff weights that we need.

Smaller planes, sure. We could load up our carriers with *thousands* of drones, all run by 13 year old Nintendo gamers in Montana. Give'em little coverall uniforms to wear, with badges and a ball cap that says "L33t Skillz Team Alpha -- VFA-1337 -- Flying Ownzorz".