Aircraft Carriers - SO Twentieth Century...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Hence my caveat.

[John_fi_Skye]

Hence my caveat.

That's that fancy thing you wear round your neck, isn't it?

Oh, no! Cravat.

[Coito ergo sum]

Whatever they are, they certainly raise an eyebrow or two when a carrier group sidles up alongside one country or another....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Whatever they are, they certainly raise an eyebrow or two when a carrier group sidles up alongside one country or another....

"Four point three acres of sovereign US territory."

[Thumpalumpacus]

My prediction is aircraft-carrying subs. Just big enough to carry one or two jets with vertical takeoff.

Can't imagine why nobody's thought of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400_class_submarine

[Hermit]

The start of each new war is fought with the technologies and tactics of the previous one.

Not really... In the 100 Year War, Philippe de Valois had initial success at Crécy because (or so the English claim) he used a newfangled weapon called the bombard, whose noise and smoke spooked the English horse... Then again, later in the war the English won total victories through use of older, but more efficient and reliable tactics and equipment (the longbow)
Similarly, in 1870, the Prussian fielded a rifle, the Dreyse, which was fairly untested in war, and the French were confident that they'd win easily thanks to their newer and better Chassepot rifle.

The start of each new war is fought with the technologies and tactics of the previous one.

Barring interim advances, yeah.

Seems like Gawdzilla has already pointed that aspect of warfare out.

A key feature of the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars was frontal attack by the infantry. Battles were decided by the success of those. Then the use of machine guns became an important and ubiquitous weapon. Yet infantry kept being sent toward the enemy only to be mown down by them throughout WWI. Despite the huge cost in lives on all sides that war was stalemated for years until the German arms manufacturers simply ran out of puff.

[MrJonno]

Aren't you going to need a really big aircraft to carry a submarine?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Lovely trivia about machine guns in WWI. The Germans could put one bullet in every linear foot of line, every second. Do the math.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Aren't you going to need a really big aircraft to carry a submarine?

The current "insertion" subs can be carried by C-130s. The Hercules can land on a carrier if necessary.

So, no.

[klr]

My prediction is aircraft-carrying subs. Just big enough to carry one or two jets with vertical takeoff.

Can't imagine why nobody's thought of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400_class_submarine

That, and the Surcouf.

They didn't work at the time though.

[Audley Strange]

I predict the future of warfare is giant semi-organic Mecha each which houses a dysfunctional 14 year old Japanese child who control them from within.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

My prediction is aircraft-carrying subs. Just big enough to carry one or two jets with vertical takeoff.

Can't imagine why nobody's thought of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400_class_submarine

That, and the Surcouf.

They didn't work at the time though.

The first launch of a missile from a submarine was a V-1 from the deck of a surfaced USN diesel sub. Long way from the current cruise missiles.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I predict the future of warfare is giant semi-organic Mecha each which houses a dysfunctional 14 year old Japanese child who control them from within.

Bender's Game.

[Hermit]

I predict the future of warfare is giant semi-organic Mecha each which houses a dysfunctional 14 year old Japanese child who control them from within.

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

[Audley Strange]

I predict the future of warfare is giant semi-organic Mecha each which houses a dysfunctional 14 year old Japanese child who control them from within.

Bender's Game.

Nah, the plot of NGE and several other ridiculous manga and anime.