after naval enthusiasts commented in replies at Length and noted that China is not building any carrier groups I am revising downward my belief that power projection has anything to do with this so combination of area denial + giant empty city-style investment more likely? idk
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Way off topic but I'm instantly reminded of your theory that boomers had it harder because they had to start from scratch, where Millennials have it easier because the groundwork has been laid already. I'll show myself the door.
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Chinese can't even just straight up steal the tech because the manufacturing done in shipyards and electronics factories is so intensive.
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It is worth noting that they're probably about 10 years in. But yes, that seems to be the rule with naval power. It's a generation of messing about trying to find what works (and then another generation building ships that work to replace the old ships that didn't).
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And of course, you're constantly subtly redefining "What works" the entire time, which is the issue there. Kaigun is an excellent book around the topic. Rule The Waves is, of course, *the* game on the topic.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DRYEMH2/
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Do you think ballistic or hypersonic missiles render them less useful? Might the USN be better off investing more in submarines, for instance?
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I worry a lot about missile attacks against carriers that doesn't mean that they're not useful tho 99.99% of running an empire is NOT engaging in WW III
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