Someone please explain what benefit an aircraft carrier has when it gets sunk 1,400 kilometers away from its generic land target? Same applies to the rest of the carrier fleet and transport ships.
The US has a surface fleet of ~300 ships. Assume 3 hypersonic missiles to destroy a ship, that means China needs 1,000 (including 10% for dud strikes).
American kids will end up dead in the Pacific, 1,400-1,500 kilometers from shore.
China’s hypersonic arsenal includes the DF-17, a medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle that has a range of 1,600 kilometers.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-defense-officials-china-is-leading-in-hypersonic-weapons/7000160.html
Someone please explain what benefit an aircraft carrier has when it gets sunk 1,400 kilometers away from its generic land target? Same applies to the rest of the carrier fleet and transport ships.
The US has a surface fleet of ~300 ships. Assume 3 hypersonic missiles to destroy a ship, that means China needs 1,000 (including 10% for dud strikes).
American kids will probably die in Ukraine too.