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Offline icepac

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Risking the fleet
« on: October 08, 2023, 06:28:18 PM »

AH subscribers understand the pain of watching someone take control of the CV and sending it to die over and over with zero benefit.   

Worried that using a fleet as a “show of force” will be a tempting target.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2023, 06:38:00 PM »
USA is not the worlds police dept. Dont need to get involved over EVERYthing
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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2023, 06:51:44 PM »
AH subscribers understand the pain of watching someone take control of the CV and sending it to die over and over with zero benefit.   

Worried that using a fleet as a “show of force” will be a tempting target.

Remove the word tempting and replace it with dumbest thing you could think of.  It wouldn't be dumb enough.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2023, 09:16:41 PM »
My carrier, the USS Eisenhower, was many times used as a show of force. The carrier is no where as defenceless as the carriers in the game are. US carriers are covered by many layers of defense. Used as a show of force is more than just a carrier. many support ships are also along for the trip.

The stupidity to assume a carrier group is the same as a ficaled group of game players is just ludacris.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2023, 01:02:37 AM »
Rooks had a total of 48 cvs tonight on the chicken tender map and we used ZERO!

I am all for strategic use of task groups and I know the value of timing your CV plane upping. However, this practice of hoarding and hiding is boring. “But Dad, if we use it someone might kill it and then use it too!” Oh the horror! They respawn, almost everyone knows where they go, crunch all you want, HT makes more… got it? Just play already! 

Also, the few who MUST control boats need to let it go a bit ok… seriously?
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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2023, 07:11:58 AM »
Not sure what the defense is for hypersonic missiles these days but I hope our fleet doesn't have to try to figure it out...

Sadly I think a carrier is the ultimate target/prize for our enemies

And I don't think we should be the world's police force but it more like mafia protection...use our dollars, behave and listen to us and we like you or don't and we are your worst enemy

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2023, 07:33:31 AM »
Ya mean like the fleet that fired on Syria? Selective fake concern.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2023, 09:25:32 AM »
My dad used to teach at the naval war college and I discussed it with him. 

It’s not like he’s a carrier warfare noob with 126 carrier launched missions.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2023, 10:26:27 AM »
Not sure the Med is any more dangerous than the Persian Gulf.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2023, 12:39:21 PM »
Not sure the Med is any more dangerous than the Persian Gulf.

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At the moment I'd say it's safer but let's see how many camel countries follow Hamas example and go berserk. That may change the situation.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2023, 12:49:17 PM »
The fleet is at risk and complete readiness everywhere it goes.

Russian and Chinese subs are constantly tracking our CVBGs

Ironically, 50.years ago this week my old man was loading nuclear bombs on VA-65 Intruders, pilots were carrying sidearms and the Israelis were doing mock attacks on the 6th fleet off Israel for the Yom Kippur war.

Somethings never change.
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2023, 03:26:19 PM »
Our real carriers have many people on board.
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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2023, 03:32:59 PM »


Doesn't scare me as much as Taiwan Strait.

Toxic, psychotic, self-aggrandizing drama queens simply aren't worth me spending my time on.

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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2023, 03:39:56 PM »


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Re: Risking the fleet
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2023, 08:59:08 AM »


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The fleet was being risked in the Gulf of Tonkin too.
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!