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Re:Pentagon to Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fl... by stcredzero on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @04:29PM (#19267125)
Even so, what if China responds with their own drones and takes advantage of their higher sortie rates?
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Re:Pentagon to Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fl... by AWildC182 on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @04:32PM (#19267145)
^there we go. I forgot to mention this. Sortie rates favor the defender if the attacker is far enough away. If A and B have 10 planes each and A's planes take 1 hour to kill something but B's planes take 2, A will win even with a significant technological disadvantage because you have to kill half their fleet before you reach parity.
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