Well, the Houthis said they did. And it would seem unlikely, except that immediately after the Eisenhower withdrew north at top speed.
Aircraft carries are incredibly difficult to take out, but it wouldn’t be difficult to mess up the flight deck and at a guess, that’s probably what happened.
On top of that “it’s been five days since the Ike’s regular twice-a-day cargo deliveries via C-2 transport have taken place.”
I don’t know if the Eisenhower got hit, but—its actions are rather suspicious.
If the Houthis can get in even a slight hit, or scare of an aircraft carrier, what do you think China, Russia, Iran or even Hezbollah could do?
Put me on team “aircraft carriers are floating ducks in the modern missile environment.” And since the US Navy is built around aircraft carriers, well…
The thing is that everyone who was likely to fight a war against America knew that the US’s big gun was aircraft carriers and they’ve spent thirty years figuring out how to defeat them.
America is a maritime Empire and it can’t even defend trade against a bunch of tribesmen.
Now it can’t even keep an aircraft carrier on station to try and protect traffic.
Another nail in the coffin of American Empire.
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