U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers: How Vulnerable to a Torpedo Attack?

Excellent article share brother Tony.

Great read.

Look, I know that R, D, & Testing takes a long time and we often have a few failures along the way, but this seems to be a major glitch. Stopping a submarine fired torpedo at the last minute takes much more than the screening battle group cruisers and destroyers can often do, they are there to keep the sub from getting close enough to even fire. A close in system for stopping a torpedo is the same as the CIWS for stopping a Missle; every ship in the fleet has one now. Putting a Close in system on a carrier is a must do if we are serious about protecting this multi-billion dollar asset.

Yes, today's submarines are lethal weapons and any Sailor will tell you that is true. If you combine the new super quiet DIESEL boats with new torpedos, you have to have a effective countermeasure. Just screening for subs in not enough IMHO.

Who could be more qualified o write an article on Submarine warfare than a person holding a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution, who also served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. Not to make light of the author's qualifications for doing research and writing articles about subs vrs aircraft carriers , but...