Three Carrier Battle Groups for China?

[Mumbles]

yeah.....like anti ship ballistic missiles...which no other country has developed an analogue.

 

[PropStop]

I have one answer to a PRC blue water Navy - Seawolf.

 

[Mumbles]

I have one answer to a PRC blue water Navy - Seawolf.

I second that....too bad we didn't build a few more...I think Connect-I-cutt and Jesus Christ, er..Jimmy Carter are all on the west coast now. I also think the SSGN conversion may have been the best idea the Navy's had in the last 20 years.

 

[PropStop]

Can't forget the Virginia and her sisters - that ship is f'ing scary good.

 

[haubby]

I also think the SSGN conversion may have been the best idea the Navy's had in the last 20 years.

I was apart of one of the SSGN conversion's and took part in the CONOPS. The capabilities are amazing. If I was staying in the submarine community, I would want to get orders back to a SSGN.

 

[SingDixieGoNavy]

If Chinese subs are such a big problem why is the HS community focusing on SAR/CSAR vice sub hunting?? Also why would we get rid of some of our sub hunting assets (s-3, etc). Does anyone know whats replacing the s-3 for sub hunting? Or are we just waiting until a chinese sub sends a torp through the side of one of our carriers????

 

[Mumbles]

If Chinese subs are such a big problem why is the HS community focusing on SAR/CSAR vice sub hunting?? Also why would we get rid of some of our sub hunting assets (s-3, etc). Does anyone know whats replacing the s-3 for sub hunting? Or are we just waiting until a chinese sub sends a torp through the side of one of our carriers????

that's a good question. I will go on record as saying the USN hasn't taken ASW seriously for a long time. Hopefully, the lessons learned by the leasing of the Gottland will wake us up.

 

[raptor10]

Here's an interesting article on the prospects of democracy in China

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87101/john-l-thornton/long-time-coming.html

 

[Gatordev]

If Chinese subs are such a big problem why is the HS community focusing on SAR/CSAR vice sub hunting?? Also why would we get rid of some of our sub hunting assets (s-3, etc). Does anyone know whats replacing the s-3 for sub hunting? Or are we just waiting until a chinese sub sends a torp through the side of one of our carriers????

The short answer: because it's not sexy. Plus there's not much return on it right now. "We found a sub. Yeah....uh, now what?"

It's going to be a moot point "soon" as HS goes away and HSM becomes the only game in town (on the helo side).

 

[xj220]

Here's an interesting article on the prospects of democracy in China

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87101/john-l-thornton/long-time-coming.html

Here's another article on Chinese Democracy. Sadly I don't think it'll happen anytime soon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy

 

[ea6bflyr]

Isn't that an Oxymoron?
-ea6bflyr

Here's another article on Chinese Democracy. Sadly I don't think it'll happen anytime soon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy

 

[xj220]

The sad thing is that I think the real thing will happen well before that does.

 

[nittany03]

Isn't that an Oxymoron?
-ea6bflyr

What, "Chinese Democracy" or "New GNR album?" And I thought that was your generation, too . . .

 

[fudog50]

Hey Flytpay!

As to your first response..

I may be a little late but I don't care who you are, thats funny!

 

[red1323]

that's a good question. I will go on record as saying the USN hasn't taken ASW seriously for a long time. Hopefully, the lessons learned by the leasing of the Gottland will wake us up.

Respectifully disagree, not sure about the aviation side of the house, but us lowly ship dwellers concentrate on a lot of the less sexy but important ongoing threats such as ASW.