How can an aircraft carrier outrun an enemy fleet if it has a slower speed than all other naval vessels?
You are WAYYY off base. Carriers are WAYYYY faster than most ships! An old sea story, from the 70s: A US Naval Destroyer, at dawn, noticed a Soviet…
Why are torpedoes so dangerous for aircraft carriers?
There is no defense for a modern torpedo. You can’t outrun them and you can’t fool them. Modern torpedoes are unlikely to be fooled by countermeasures. Once it’s…
How does the Navy handle people who flip out on a submarine?
I’ve not seen this happen myself, but I’ve heard some senior guys (chiefs, 1st class) refer to a sailor “being in the tubes”. They take the person who…
Why can’t an aircraft fly 2-3 m above the ground?
They can. Could they not, no aircraft could ever take off or land. Some aircraft are more stable at that height than others. The most famous Air Force…
Why can’t a retiring aircraft carrier be modernized like the 4 battleships were and remain in service for years to come?
Here’s one thing that no one ever mentions about building vs upgrading aircraft carriers – you won’t hear this often. One really big reason why the US continues…
When did the British realize that the U.S. had surpassed them as the world’s foremost naval power? What was their reaction? When did America realize it had surpassed the British, and what was their reaction?
Once, as a British ship passed an American ship, the Americans signalled to the British, “How’s the world’s second largest navy?” The Royal Navy replied, “Fine. How’s the…
How do USA aircraft carriers keep going into the wind during operations? Do they travel hundreds of miles in one direction then come back?
I served in USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV67) and completed my Officer of the Deck qualification, so I can respond. There’s two answers-
Is Switzerland a depressing country?
I lived, worked, had a house, car, etc. there as well had a relationship with a Swiss for 3 years. The worst years of my life. Here are…
Was the B17 cockpit heated? How did pilots avoid frostbite at high altitudes?
Many had frostbite. It had a cabin heating system, pulled hot air off the engines using heat exchangers. But it was absolute garbage. At twenty five thousand feet,…
The US military said that the UK couldn’t retake the Falklands. What was the response in the US when the Brits kicked the Argentines off of the Falkland Islands?
I was a US Army Officer at the time of the Falkland’s War, and about 15 years later was a student at the US Navy War College where…