I was under the impression that large carrier fleet was championed by the Navy ages ago because they didn't want to take second place to the Air Force's Strategic Air Command. This was especially true after WW2 as the Navy was so very large and influential.
They don't have a place in a war with another super power but the greater point here is missed. No one and nothing has a place should another war break out among the super powers. that is a no win game.
So where do they fit it. In projecting power when lower tier countries act up, when threats to shipping lanes are caused.
Do they need 11? Certainly not but this is all a dick wagging contest among the branches of the US military which compete more than they cooperate exaggerating the true cost of the military. My view, totally off the cuff, six is all they need.
They don't have a place in a war with another super power but the greater point here is missed. No one and nothing has a place should another war break out among the super powers. that is a no win game.
So where do they fit it. In projecting power when lower tier countries act up, when threats to shipping lanes are caused.
Do they need 11? Certainly not but this is all a dick wagging contest among the branches of the US military which compete more than they cooperate exaggerating the true cost of the military. My view, totally off the cuff, six is all they need.