re: #37 Dark_Falcon

A confrontation with China would need more than one CVN. Likely 3-4. One carrier would be sunk, especially know that they’ve completed the shakedown of their first carrier battle group.

As for fighters, I’d be OK with Super Hornets instead of Lightning IIs. The important thing is to build the birds and get them on the decks. Perhaps a full extra squadron of F/A-18Es and a smaller group of F-35s for CAP duty.

The conflict with China will be almost purely in the economic and cyberspace realms.

As for the PLA Navy, I’m reminded of the apocryphal description of the Soviet cruiser Kirov by a SSN commander: A Navy Cross waiting to happen.