The British were the first to begin construction on a purpose-built aircraft carrier (in 1918, launched in 1924), but the Japanese built their faster (started 1919, launched 1922)
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did you ever read that war nerd article about how aircraft carriers are boondoggles for rich heirs
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Hadn't read it, but I know carriers have no response to hypersonic weapons
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yeah his point was ballistic missiles make them basically useless in any symmetrical conflict
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Just like they earlier rendered battleships useless--technology marches on
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Alfred Thayer Mahan did this Sea Power posting back in 1892. Keep the tradition alive.
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