• Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Also want to point out that this is almost all theoretical doctrine. There hasn't really been peer-level fleet combat since WW2 so realistically we can only guess at what kind of doctrine and weapons work and which don't.

    • Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Against an enemy using conventional naval forces and tactics aircraft carriers are king.

      What do you mean by "conventional naval forces" here? WW2 dreadnought? Or something like this, specifically with anti-ship missiles to kill carrier groups?

    • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Not really true, Swedes of all people proven several years ago that even farily cheap conventional submarines can be very dangerous to US carriers, and lots of navies have those.

      If you're going for a "decent navy" plan, there is hardly any better use for your money than ordering few Kilo II subs or similar.

      • WashedAnus [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Carriers are the naval past, subs continue on into the future, but you can't conquer shit with a sub.

          • WashedAnus [he/him]
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            1 year ago

            Yes, I was referring to amphibious ships which allow you to land boots on shore.

            • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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              1 year ago

              Yeah but also on very small scale since each LHA can carry 1687 marines without heavy support. And there are 9 of them currently, so using just them and other ships for support they can conquer some islands or make a shore landing at most. That make them also mostly a terror weapon, like the XV - XIX century raids colonizers did. Not a serious conquering like in Iraq.

        • huf [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          you cant conquer things with weapons, that's not how you occupy/hold land. the only thing that works is boots.

          • WashedAnus [he/him]
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            1 year ago

            Yes, I was referring to amphibious ships which allow you to land boots on shore.

    • WashedAnus [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      All you need is a lot of cheap, shitty missiles on a lot of cheap, shitty platforms. Three dudes on one dinghy will get got by the .50 cals, 25mm, and Phalanxes (they learned from the Cole in the Gulf of Aden). Lots of dudes on lots of cheap, fast boats with the cheapest, most basic anti-ship missiles will take out any modern surface navy ship. The IRGCN swarm tactics will work.