(11-18-2021 11:37 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  

What the heck is this guy talking about? Pretty sure the last time we know an American Navy warship was sunk by an enemy vessel or aircraft during combat was August 6th 1945 (US submarine Bullhead). Honestly, we really havn't fought a Naval engagement against another surface fleet since the Iran tangled with the US Naval forces in the Persian Gulf in the late 1980's. That engagement was pretty small and didnt end well for the Iranians.

Honestly, if we tangled with the Chinese, I doubt we'd sail right into the Taiwan Straight and try to slug it out. Im guessing we'd just sit carrier groups 3 or 4 thousand miles away and interdict their oil supply with carrier air power, subs, and roaming bands of tanker hunting squadrons. Even the crappy LCS vessels can interdict unarmed tankers. It might take a while, but eventually shutting off the oil would bring them to their knees.