The United States cannot even produce the fifteen and sixteen-inch shells that the battleships of old used to attack. And that capacity is not coming back anytime soon
In a similar vein, what this guy discusses in his articles is like embracing that kind of training. "Here are old tactics that no longer apply, and in situations you won't find yourself in. Good luck."
Carriers don't go out alone, they move in strike groups. The battleship tactics he says won't work are so obviously obsolete that this whole article was pointless to the point where it didn't need to be written. It would be like if he wrote an article about the war in Gaza titled: "Cavalry Charges: Useless?"
Strike groups aren't going to help with stuff like hypersonic missiles. The problem with navy is exactly the same as the one we see with tanks in Ukraine. We can also see how US navy has basically been defeated by Yemen who don't even have a navy. Trying to shoot down drones that cost a few thousand bucks to make with million dollar missiles simply doesn't work at scale. The whole US strategy is being invalidated by advances in technology.
In a similar vein, what this guy discusses in his articles is like embracing that kind of training. "Here are old tactics that no longer apply, and in situations you won't find yourself in. Good luck." Carriers don't go out alone, they move in strike groups. The battleship tactics he says won't work are so obviously obsolete that this whole article was pointless to the point where it didn't need to be written. It would be like if he wrote an article about the war in Gaza titled: "Cavalry Charges: Useless?"
Strike groups aren't going to help with stuff like hypersonic missiles. The problem with navy is exactly the same as the one we see with tanks in Ukraine. We can also see how US navy has basically been defeated by Yemen who don't even have a navy. Trying to shoot down drones that cost a few thousand bucks to make with million dollar missiles simply doesn't work at scale. The whole US strategy is being invalidated by advances in technology.