Why does the US need more aircraft carriers?
 

The US has ten and the rest of the world 7. Only Italy has 2. So any one country on one country war and we are at least 5 to one. Italy is an ally and France who has 1 also is. So the potential conflict countries have 4 in total. So we need more then a 2.5 to one advantage?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ers_by_country

Look at the list and the. Honestly say you think the US is undermanned?

Why does Italy have even one?

American aircraft carriers are mobile military installations so we can close our bases in the Philippines, Qatar, etc. A lot less expensive and less bullshit by locals. I think they are too risky but whatever.

Italy not too long ago wasn't an ally

China paid for all 10, we only use them but we don't own them. China can repossess them at any time leaving us with zero.

Because the US is involved in too many wars.

I was thinking that.

Because the protection racket needs to be mobile...nukes or bacteria will keep it away...

Its because of Preemptiveness (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemptive_war).

So, the US has floating, mobile airports so that it can strike anywhere in the world to prevent a larger conflict from happening. "Anywhere" means anywhere in N. America, S. America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and the Pacific -- that's a lot of area if you think about it.

Having a mobile airport can reduce transit time by days.

Also, there might be 10 carriers but they go on rotation -- like, 1/3rd are in dock while 2/3rds are out at sea. So, really, its like 6 or 7 carriers around the globe and 3 are being maintained (and out of duty). This is another reason why there are so many carriers -- there's a need for other carriers to cover for the ones being maintained.

They're not just floating there doing nothing either. For example, an aircraft carrier might be where a SEAL team begins their Operation. The team would then board a helicopter to go into, lets say, Somalia, for a hostage rescue.

If the carrier wasn't floating near the horn of Africa, then the US might not have been able to carry out the mission since, if no country within 1/2 fuel tank wanted to house the helicopter and team, the mission would have been impossible.

So, yeah, there's a strategic need for carriers.

Point made.

How else are the peasants going to get their deliveries of "freedom" ?

If you look at history, they are not used this way. We do not enter every conflict with days to minimize its spread or some such. There is really no defensive need for this many.

Do we use them to interfere around the world. Yep, that seems to be the main use. Kind of an expensive way to fuck around in the third world.

^ OK Arm chair generals.

The thread is titled "Why does the US need more aircraft carriers?" and my post does explain the operational need.

If you disagree, write a letter to your congressman. If you're not an American, enjoy the presence of our aircraft carriers. There's nothing you can do.

"Interfere" is not be the right word, "have influence" is a better way of phrasing it, and as the biggest economy in the world there is no good argument why we shouldn't have a say in what goes on around the world.

to hold all those drones

well you could afford healthcare and education in your own country and your allies could live in peace and not be flooded with millions upon millions of refugees...

oh and it is amusing that you think that anybody will listen to you ever LOL...delusional americans LOL

We need more horses and bayonets.

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>Why does the US need more aircraft carriers?

Because USA boring to sitting in its the mainland alone. )

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To prevent a larger conflict from happening. Like the ME where they're wasting their time.

Political patronage>Coal miners>Steel makers>Defense contractors>Shipyard workers> and the IRS gets 25% of it or more back.

It's about making money

it is difficult to sell coal to the green energy country like Germany without the aircraft carriers :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

What influence does the US have in the ME?

The United States minded it's own business until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, dragging the US into World War Two. When we got dragged into WW2, the United States needed aircraft carriers to fight the Japanese in the South Pacific. Just to give you an example of how much we depended on aircraft carriers to fight the Japanese, during WWII we had 7 aircraft carriers when the Japanese first attacked, and eventually built another 160 aircraft carriers during the war itself.

Why do we need so many aircraft carriers? After being dragged into World War, the United States policy has been to ensure we have the ability to project military power anywhere in the world nearly instantly. The only way to do this is to have military bases around the world, and fill in the gaps with aircraft carriers.

Aircraft carriers are just amazing...

Don't forget about our helicopter carriers
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_carrier

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Those ships are made so the rich people have a place to stay after a nuclear war or asteroid impact.
In reality they are a sort of Arch of Noah's

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Don't forget our submarines!

It's population control. You hate Muslims , USA is killing Muslims, and you're still not happy WTF :1orglaugh. Americans can kill every Muslim in the ME and you'd find something to complain about :1orglaugh

each dollar spent on """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" """"""""Defense""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""""" is a dollar spent against humanity...the USA is always in DANGER!!!!!!! there is always some DANGER!!!!!!! for the USA but not to any other country :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh just the USA :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh DANGER!!!!!!!!!

cant wait for iran and north korea to start selling them nukes...the plans of the USA are crystal clear...their dependency on war is total...time to nuke the fuck up :2 cents:

these numbers are incorrect btw, & besides, as the UK now has a new carrier, it´s obvious the US will make another...

it´s what America does :2 cents:

seems the US puts so much money into war, wondering what would happen to Trumps nut sacks if an anti guidance sytem, or a big pulse stopping all electronics over the world happened.

I suppose that´s another thread, wonder what would happen to the world without electronics... :2 cents:

Gotta keep those DOD contractor dollars rolling to make the politicians and their friends rich.

Worst case scenario 9 out of 10 Americans would die from an EMT attack due to social collapse, disease and starvation. SOURCE

Dude.... with global warming. Oceans are growing. Needs more.

You spouted a reason. I pointed out that the facts don't seem to support thst.

I think the main arguement against is that rest of the world gets by with out them. Europe spends way less on military by alomost any measure then we do and they are doing fine and even better domestically. It seems to bring up the possibility that being the only country going large on aircraft carriers is not really paying off.

The true number is a moving target. We just launched one so we might have eleven now. It is obviously not about defense. The US wonders why we are viewed with suspicion all over the world when we have a military thst has nothing to do with defending our shores and everything to do with attacking theirs.

Putin thanks you for your service

Neither Russia nor the US could beat Afghanistan, do you really either country could invade and win over the other under any circumstances?

Please don't make these threads... can't you see you're causing crucifissio to get triggered lol

It's population control.

You guys really don't get what war has truly been about the last 20 years.

Population control.

Why does the US have to protect other countries military powers?

Stupid statement. Muslims kill more muslims every day. Muslims also kill more gays than anyone else.

Again with the BS. Where are the most people being killed in wars today? Who is carrying out the killings?

Yeah no one even notices that we're unprepared for the next major EMP event
It's not IF
It is WHEN
If you ask me
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I think almost all GPS systems have a built in speed limit of, what was it, some huge number of miles per hour
It's so that you cannot launch a guided ICBM easily

Population control is being carried out by America on behalf of the west, we are the anointed "world police".

But as more and more of our armed forces are minorities nowadays it's becoming more difficult, for obvious reasons.

"war" the last 20 years is population control.

Manufactured conflict for population control.

4 of his sons are Gay

What makes you thing this "The US wonders why we are viewed with suspicion all over the world when we have a military thst has nothing to do with defending our shores and everything to do with attacking theirs."

Our government certainly does not "wonder" and I personally am not aware of anyone that "wonders".

Aircraft carriers have multiple roles but their primary role is to "project" military power or preposition military power around the globe. The best defense is a good offense and we have tremendous offensive capabilities. The greatest offensive power the world has ever known. There is not a country on the earth that can even begin to compare with our offensive capabilities.