The Weapons of War that Could Destroy Aircraft Carriers

via Military Update The Weapons of War that Could Destroy Aircraft Carriers Aircraft carriers have been the primary capital ship of naval combat since the 1940s, and remain the currency of modern naval power. But for nearly as long as carriers have existed, navies have developed plans to defeat them. The details of these plans have changed over time, but the principles remain the same. And some have argued that the balance of military technology is shifting irrevocably away from the carrier, driven primarily by Chinese and Russian innovation. So let’s say you want to kill an aircraft carrier. How would you go about it?