finchiestiffler79 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

blah blah blah blah blah blah...........so you think a direct hit from a granit or klub to a carrier? even a yakhont or moskit with a tactical nuke can destroy a CBVG.BTW where would that battle? a battle btwn russians and americans? or just russian hardware used by inferior armies?

kdraper2007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yeah! it is easy to say. the U.S. military has shown that their training & equipment is superior to Russians. it has been proven in battle. also you underestimate the size & damage control ablity of Aircraft carriers. these ships are compartmented and armored. 1 missile could not sink them, unless is was a nuke. but with several squadrons of strike aircraft, A airborne early warning Hawkeye, and a battle group. your cruiser would be getting blasted by Harpoon missiles.

finchiestiffler79 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

youre full of blah blah. so easy to say huh?

kdraper2007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's much easier to say then to do. 1st you would have to find the sub. American subs are very quiet. Russian sonar isn't very sensitive. to get cruisers, you have to again get past fighters, & Missiles. you would have to be very lucky to get past the super hornets, let alone the Standard missiles, you'd be lucky if you got close enough to be engaged by point defenses. oh, and by the way, Arleigh Burke aegis destroyers are stealthy, you can't hit what you can't see.

finchiestiffler79 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

those subs and cruisers will go down first.

kdraper2007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the missile would have to get past fighters, Aegis cruisers, aegis destroyers, & seawiz & seasparrow point defenses to get to the carrier. oh & by the way that's if a Los Angeles or Seawolf sub hasn't already sunk the Granit's launch platform. it's called layered defenses, it works.

Bigphillip281 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah the officers and pilots had it good i was in vfa 195 2002 through 2004 on the kitty hawk but its all good i always thought they would be you Know studly guys after the movie topgun but thats not the case there they kind of average,dorky,assholes but i guess your like that when your an avaitor but i had fun doing my time and serving my country

finchiestiffler79 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

1 granit AShM and this majestic ship of yours career is over.

BitterCycle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My nephew just did his time on that ship.

kwfine (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I see in the video that a few pilots were unable to land the planes successfully and had to try again.