Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> Carriers are most likely partly obsoleted by hypersonic missiles that travel and maneuver at mach 20

That's assuming they can actually hit and inflict sufficient damage.

Also, you need to re-read your own sources.

> 100 megaton nuclear torpedoes that travel at 120mph (which Russia has).

The article is estimating that it's at most 2 megatons (still a lot, but 50x smaller) and that it's NOT supercavitating, so it would not travel at 120mph.

The other article does not support the conclusion that carriers are obsolete, at all. It poses the question, but does not answer it.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: