Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

[Immortals]

 

[KAL-EL]

I have clearly stated in my previous post that I don't think that Iran will be able to sink it due of lacking the hyper explosive warheads.

However, to damage the catapults on the flight deck to incapacitate the supercarrier could be achievable if the supercarrier is getting too close to the Iranian coast.

Okay that I can definitely agree with you on.

But you also have to remember that there's a carrier group surrounding it to help deflect anything going on...

It's not 100% foolproof, but it definitely helps a lot

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I have clearly stated in my previous post that I don't think that Iran will be able to sink it due of lacking the hyper explosive warheads.

However, to damage the catapults on the flight deck to incapacitate the supercarrier could be achievable if the supercarrier is getting too close to the Iranian coast.

There is no need for any US carrier to get within range of Iranian missiles. The aerial refueling capacity currently in theater is more than sufficient to support any carrier-launched strike package all the way into the target(s) and back.

All of the reports to date of Iranian missile hits on US carriers have been figments of some people's very active imaginations. Numerous photos of the carriers have confirmed that.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Okay that I can definitely agree with you on.

But you also have to remember that there's a carrier group surrounding it to help deflect anything going on...

It's not 100% foolproof, but it definitely helps a lot

The salvo launch of ASBM will have few being missed by the interceptors.

It seems the ASBM and hypersonic missiles are still expensive and scarce for Iran, therefore they would squander it like the salvo launch.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

There is no need for any US carrier to get within range of Iranian missiles. The aerial refueling capacity currently in theater is more than sufficient to support any carrier-launched strike package all the way into the target(s) and back.

All of the reports to date of Iranian missile hits on US carriers have been figments of some people's very active imaginations. Numerous photos of the carriers have confirmed that.

The refueling aircrafts/drones are still prone to be shot down.

For China, the supercarrier is still useful, but it is better to be boarded with the 6th gen aircrafts.

China's post-Type 003 supercarriers are all going to be over 120,000 tonnes because it wants to host those 45-50 tons 6th gen aircrafts.

With a combat radius of over 2500 km or 1400 nautical miles, it is gong to have much better deep strike capability without air refueling.

Maybe Trump is planning to not just cancel the US EMALS and to revert back to the steam catapult, but also to increase the future carriers to be over 120,000 tonnes to host larger 6th gen aircrafts.

Since the 4th gen aircrafts on Iran war have lots of shortcomings.