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Grins

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7. Not just a carrier! A carrier battle group.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:51 AM

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Carries cannot deploy without support ships to augment and defend the carrier. Cruisers and destroyers go with them - as does a nuclear armed sub!!!

To go after boats powered by Evinrude. This is like using a wrecking ball to swat a mosquito.

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