What Would It Take To Sink USS Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier?

The USS Gerald Ford is the world's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, a groundbreaking ship the likes of which has never been seen in human history. Over 1,000 feet (337m) in length, and displacing 100,000 tons, it is the largest warship ever built by man. But is the Ford truly unsinkable as some claim, and if not, what would it take? Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Infographics Show- today we're taking a look at what it would take to sink the USS Gerald Ford.
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[@TheInfographicsShow]

If you should number your favourite movies including ships what would the order from 5 to 1 be? Which film genre would you choose - romance or action?

[@cheesepuffs5226]

cool 99 redwooolfttw well this is probably on the internet so it’s open to anyone

[@cheesepuffs5226]

cool 99 redwooolfttw by that I mean the information on the ship

[@MadMax0417]

@@articcsyt9744 this is all already public information, if a youtube channel with no clearance on any information can get this information, whats stopping opposing forces?

[@insertcomicalphraseman8330]

This was an unescarilly long video just to hit the 10 minute Mark to get ads. I know why your doing and I get but don't put in with filler but maybe a montage of actual good content instead of filler

[@kenjihayashi668]

if not a neer peer war few would try to sink a carrier.the attack would force the u.s. to incinerate the attacker.

[@quantomic1106]

Rule no. 1 Never call a ship "Unsinkable".

[@chrisflynn4655]

The Green Bay Packers are Unsinkable

[@zacharywilburn7253]

Lol yup

[@godlymonkekyes2451]

2 words: titanic Yamato.

[@superpussycat6648]

What if it is made in styro?

[@jacquesford4095]

Unsinkable the 2nd

[@laurenceandringa]

"Every ship is unsinkable, until it sinks". Admiral Michiel de Ruyter

[@SpoilerAlert__]

You're alive till you ain't

[@nasimashima9585]

Best quote ever !

[@Sultan-qk3od]

😁

[@Janco1803]

Admiraal michiel de ruyter was een held

[@rzor1911]

Best obvious quote ever!!!

[@edoggydawg]

Infographics: How to sink the USS Gerald China: I’m listening

[@mohit4387]

Ur life will now be monitored by the the Americans and the Chinese

[@MelanieDManning]

WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

[@The_UPD.]

Looking at Japan: ) ] [ Looking at USA: ]

[@egg-...]

I laughed when reading this comment

[@anandanr]

How many Gerald R Ford carriers are there? The vessel is scheduled to be commissioned in 2020, while further ships of the class will enter service at five-year intervals. A total of ten Ford-class carriers are planned with construction continuing to 2058. CVN 78 will replace USS Enterprise (CVN 65), which entered service in 1961 and decommissioned in 2017.

[@CONSOLETRUTH2]

What could sink a FORD class carrier? Probably a CHEVROLET class carrier.

[@ArkAstral]

LOL

[@user-7165jdhrnxymzn]

1 torpedo

[@esalvador4197]

@@user-7165jdhrnxymzn 1 torpedo ain't even enough to sink a ship

[@kaulumapaulus9234]

😂😂😂

[@xela6349]

@@esalvador4197 It totally is. At the right place, it can be devastating.

[@jillssandwiches42069]

“ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today!”

[@skipscrop]

Underrated comment

[@bigboyi4367]

SkipScrop indeed

[@ryanmoore2464]

Aren’t you a little old to be sinking a battleship? Yes

[@IshijimaKairo]

Let's si *nk the U.S.S Gerald R. Ford*

[@jillssandwiches42069]

@@IshijimaKairo do you have or know how to make an experimental railgun?

[@TRheraklesTR]

*Iceberg: "Hold my beer..."*

[@dvan0914]

LOL

[@nadunwijesinghe965]

Hahahaha this should be in the top comments

[@i-love-comountains3850]

With the amount of firepower on that ship, let alone the entire battlegroup, surely it could break up a sizeable iceberg. I have a hunch the military may have already tested this prospect.

[@TC-yp2bm]

@@i-love-comountains3850 r/whooooosh

[@ceramite3692]

R/WOOOOOOOOSH

[@VIIIrats]

Ah yes, i too carry 162 anti-air guns on my person for “self defense”

[@garethpreston8275]

I conceal carry just a single invasion ready USS Gerald R Ford super carrier at home in the evening. The one time I don't have it China will be lurking around the back yard.

[@Prokerboss]

Pathetic, I myself carry 5 bfg 10000s on my person at all times (I take 10 if I ever go outside)

[@charlessmith8679]

Glad to know I'm not alone, but I also use thaad missile defense systems

[@marvinthomas9897]

'Murica. *happy tears*

[@richardstraus4493]

Gerald R Ford: “Im unsinkable” Titanic 🚢 is typing...

[@buehae1091]

Godzilla and Kong are typing....

[@prestallar4339]

Underrated

[@tsarkaiser6254]

Chinese: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@tlotlisomoletsane3598]

You mean 写下来

[@Slycarlo]

Nah they can’t even find a cure for ncov ard 19

[@wish6150]

@@Slycarlo and the US cant even solve school shooting problems

[@bansyiemlieh3213]

😂

[@DevinEMILE]

WSH WSH how would you solve the problem?

[@darrenspohn8376]

So far, most unsinkable ships that have been made are sitting on the bottom of the ocean.

[@RR-us2kp]

Titanic was unsinkable. Sank on the first voyage

[@MagicRabbit]

So far, not a single carrier of the USA was sunk since 1942

[@RR-us2kp]

@@MagicRabbit That's because there are no wars against developed nations. America has yet to face a military like Chinese or Russian. All they fought in the recent past are 3rd world countries.

[@EasyIn60Seconds]

@@RR-us2kp Are you even for real? Watch the clip from WW2 and borrow some sense.

[@RR-us2kp]

@@EasyIn60Seconds what are you talking about? We're talking about modern supercarriers here. How the hell does ww2 aircraft carriers matter here. Back then even US didn't have any supercarriers. Their aircraft carriers were the same size as others of the era. Do you have any idea about what we are talking?

[@ArmaganShaikh]

Ship: i am "unsinkable" Nature: so you have chosen the death

[@buehae1091]

Godzilla and Kong: so you have chosen death

[@bowgamer1004]

Japanese: this is the most powerful battleship America:my name Jeff

[@pauln9415]

"Unsinkable as some claim"..... Reminds me of something from history... Hope it has iceberg detection.

[@chaoticwj1772]

Paul N modern Carriers could take a hit from an Iceberg. The double hull would protect it.

[@bogustoast22none25]

I swear if an iceberg take a ship like this down I am losing it.

[@stansbornak8116]

Container ships are the US navy's mortal enemy

[@wz5110]

Iceberg with a hydrogen bomb oof

[@daigurenH]

@@chaoticwj1772 What if its a double iceberg?

[@mako8040]

The 3rd ww be like: "Well NATO, you see, we have been watching The Infographics Show, so now you dead"

[@bhartidesai3522]

Mako u predicted it

[@watermelonwelder3064]

Bruh we will wreck you with that carrier, and I don’t think that a aircraft carrier goes alone

[@scottdenn5545]

Theres so many weapons (offense/defense) on that ship, that it could collapse any country all while defending itself. That ship is its own island carrying all the top technology, most isnt even advertised.

[@min4585]

TIS the best counter intelligence yt channel out there tbh

[@laksamanasuhendra5868]

@@watermelonwelder3064 enemy: *attacks carrier* America: TIS BUT A SCRATCH

[@timw5466]

The survivability of any surface vessel predominantly depends on the bravery, and competence of the crew manning their stations.

[@codybaker4719]

The ability of the crew to perform effective damage control is a factor you neglected to consider. Every Sailor is a Damage Controlman. Even if a small boat attack successfully damaged the ship, the crew would likely seal off the all water tight doors, and shore the hull as best as possible. Thus, preventing the sinking for the ship.

[@IsaacHoweiner]

People: Our ship is unsinkable! The ocean: Is that a challenge?

[@kashiramgautam1182]

I will not ruin the balance I am a man of culture And also *NICE*

[@buehae1091]

Godzilla and kong: yea right

[@scifidino5022]

Build the ship like 4 kilometers high. That way even when it "sinks" it's top will stay over water. Here, an unsinkable ship.

[@e.s.6275]

@@scifidino5022 if you sail near Philippines, which is not impossible during a conflict with China, you'll need to build like a 10km ship, to make it truly unsinkable.

[@SUPERDRAGONE1969]

you unlocked the titanic ending 13 ending remain to be discovered

[@sharpshooter13ify]

Carrier: I’m unsinkable Anti ship missile: allow me to introduce myself and my cousins, the torpedo, the cruise missile and our distant cousin the iceberg .

[@jaketang892]

Underrated 😂😂😂

[@juanmiguelperalta772]

@Leo Li nature: allow me to introduce myself and my cousins storms, typhoon and whirlpool

[@harrisoncraig3915]

@@juanmiguelperalta772 america: allow me to introduce my reverse card and my distant cousin the block card.

[@anusmcgee4150]

@@harrisoncraig3915 *Trump card

[@playaprods]

One word: Nuke.

[@pieman8937]

Japan’s kamakize pilot: Write that down!Write that down!

[@JohnAnderssonTV]

Americans: It's unsinkable! Some Swede in a diesel submarine: *Wanna bet?*

[@jaumeferrer4868]

Very underrated

[@rodfel2001]

Marvelous answer ... we're smarter than they think ...

[@Callsign_Prophet]

@@rodfel2001 I don't think anyone intelligent doubts anybody else's intelligence.

[@e.s.6275]

Not a conventional diesel though! they run on a Stirling cycle principle, thus very quiet!

[@rodfel2001]

@@e.s.6275 Silence is gold in warfare ...

[@qingruiscookery]

USS Gerald R Ford: I am unsinkable! *Titanic has joined the chat* *Bismarck has joined the chat* *Yamato has joined the chat* *Musashi has joined the chat* *HMS Hood has joined the chat*

[@kaydenchan7093]

*Costa Concordia has joined the chat*

[@tacticallypanda4716]

Lol

[@srymybad3548]

The reason why the Bismarck and the Yamato sank was because of poor Damage Control training. The sailors onboard was not trained or equipped well enough to take on the tasks of damage control. Could an enemy damage a carrier, yes. Could an enemy sink it, very unlikely.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@srymybad3548 The main reason that the Yamato was sunk, and its sister ship Musashi, was that they had no aircover. This would not apply to a carrier.

[@srymybad3548]

@@bernardedwards8461 You are expected to take damage in battle. How you recover is absolutely key!!

[@soggycereal16]

This is how you get on the FBI's watchlist.

[@MuchTooStress]

No this is how you get on the Department of Naval Intelligence “list”

[@MrErgenta]

That's the NSA's job

[@karanmedhane835]

Jim Bob Lol

[@1Learn2Swim3]

@Jim Bob hahaha you ain't lying man

[@1Learn2Swim3]

@FBI 🥺🤔

[@christopherg2347]

There are a number of ways to sink them. The issue is that they follow the Pegniun Motto: "Never swim alone!"

[@CxDubxU]

There's a reason we made space force. That's where the new "aircraft carriers" will be. Imagine being able to project power to 2-3 regions at a time using a single spacecraft. That will be what's coming. We won't know it's there

[@jeremydyar7566]

Lol that's not going to happen anytime soon if ever.

[@CxDubxU]

@@jeremydyar7566 I'm glad you know how to predict the future. Who's gonna win the super bowl next year?

[@yequalsemexplusbee4322]

@@jeremydyar7566 in 2552 it will happen.

[@zerixor8134]

*One swedish submarine boi:* *"Hold my torpedo"*

[@PROJECTDARKPHOENIX]

my point exactly

[@skalmaa]

Was that the submarine that used a older type of machinery to move around? there for avoiding sonar by not making barely any sound at all

[@implodingbaby]

@@skalmaa the swedish sub used a Stirling engine to power it so it was ridiculously quiet.

[@zoom5024]

@@implodingbaby still using em. And in 2021 they're getting the A26 model sub thats even quieter then the Gotland class.

[@robertharris6092]

And sweden gave them all the info neccisary to detect the thing and even sold america one of the subs to research.

[@hundreadrides7730]

Gordon Ramsay's insults would sink it in seconds

[@delightfulThoughs]

Yep..of Gordon Ramsay gets on board for a kitchen inspection will go out of order in no time..Lol

[@thetruthhurts4054]

Your face would kurdel milk.

[@michaelh2013]

When you locate the lamb sauce in the USS Gerald Ford

[@miguelcastillo9589]

THIS SHIP ISN'T GOOD ENOUGHHH!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU FUCKIN DONKEY!!!?? IT'S RAWWWW!!!!

[@Silver09346]

this ship is bland ! horrible..

[@guitarninjarick8179]

I would say fairly accurate breakdown. Is a super carrier vulnerable? Yes, however how vulnerable depends on the tactics used. The trick is don't put the carrier in a dangerous situation that u can avoid i.e. close to shore or within range of a lot of missiles. That may keep them out of operational range, but not necessarily out of range on navel containment of the enemy.

[@Andrecio64]

Short Answer: táctical nukes or a battleship like Yamato.

[@amadeospapa5673]

Kim Jong Un's Weight: *"Hold my beer"*

[@micha3ldc525]

*Hold my cheese*

[@solargamer7780]

“Hold my missiles”

[@kevinbranch7855]

LOL !!! 😂😂😂

[@darthslackus499]

Hold my non-existence nuclear missiles I've keep saber rattling so the US and other countries would pony up some cash

[@2silver144]

XD

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

STEP 1, TO SINK A SHIP: say it is unsinkable

[@jano867]

Titanic

[@empiur]

Ships used in nuclear tests are nearly never hit directly. In most cases, ships taking nuclear explosions in tests are from nearby to, not onto, the ship themselves. Any nuclear weapon used directly on a ship would definitely sink it.

[@michaelquintana678]

Moneyat F ya urs is the best one so far.. were not sinkable go back to bed..

[@WilliamStewart1]

@@empiur A single nuclear missle wouldn't be able to sink it thanks to the onboard anti missle systems. You'd have to send a barrage and hope 1 sneaks through.

[@korbingaming7669]

Fun fact China has warships with high powered rail guns so rail guns can take it down

[@colinjames7569]

She is 100,000 tons of love and peace. Like a warm blanket. To protect our future generation. She was purposely built to defend. And when required, she can attack. Showing no mercy to her enemies

[@budgiecat9039]

What would it take to sink the Ford carrier? Godzilla and Kong standing on top of it fighting :p

[@rexyjp1237]

And then atomic breath

[@chrisdugas1226]

First step to not getting your most expensive and powerful ship sunk : *DON'T CALL IT UNSINKABLE!*

[@hrthrhs]

Yeah call it "totes sinkable the worst ship ever lol". THEN it will be unstoppable

[@mhelbz_1017]

it is psychological

[@nasimulnadim5269]

Lol. It's a challenge to the world. (A stupid one).

[@landrydorf9249]

It’s like the titanic all over again

[@calebmetix]

A small Nuke anywhere near the fleet and the entire fleet sinks. Any submarine within the concussion ring pops like a grape. Missile boats are the future. Or better yet, stop getting into wars.

[@cmshottie62]

The next super carrier will be the avengers flying ship

[@kumarashispati2633]

Helicarrier

[@cmshottie62]

@jason lu your kidding right? And I never said they lived in it

[@brianfoster1504]

Fun idea, but it is not feasible.

[@Alex-ff1mk]

@@cmshottie62 sorry this is bit late but avengers don't have helicarriers but shield has them

[@the_beanzer]

maybe just ad 400 jet engines to the bodom the lift off

[@GM_-]

This entire video sounds a lot like the builders of the Titanic.

[@madmadmal]

If it is a ship, by definition it is sinkable.

[@mhazg6621]

Bermuda Triangle: hold my 'megalodons'*

[@1copperfly]

Nice comment.

[@sixfiftylaloba1773]

Lol

[@fka_the_body1542]

Joker😏

[@lordkarasu2263]

“And none so more then The Yamato”. *bismark cries in the corner*

[@jacknjayplayz6380]

well i mean the bismarck was an amazing ship but i dont think it could compete with ther iowa or yamato class battleships

[@Kelekky]

Jack n Jay playz it can Hood: yea i got killed in 1 salvo even tho i am the royal navy’s pride and joy

[@Dreams_Of_You]

@@Kelekky its just a lucky shot it hits the ammunition locker which ignited the Hood and blew it into pieces

[@Kelekky]

ZdeZ Animates it had a weak deck armor

[@gabrielplays5115]

@@Kelekky maybe it has a chance if it was a short to medium range battle... but if it was a long range battle i dont thinkit has a chance

[@jamesh950]

I am sure military planners are looking into ways to sink carrier or render it inoperable, and ways to counter it depending which side you are on.

[@pam4840]

I pray for a day when wars are fought as video games and the ones who loses the game practically defeated.

[@thecrazysunflower9360]

In Soviet Russia, Ship sinks Iceberg

[@CP4884]

Fooddr dose viss smawl amedican bddaains, dees ees juk.

[@wadopotato33]

You have to have functioning ships first.

[@6421rich]

Crane sinks aircraft carrier

[@user-dr2tw8fo8s]

@@wadopotato33 they are more functional then French ones.

[@CM-ve1bz]

The Crazy Sunflower The Russians claim the Japanese surrendered in ww2 because of them, so sinking an iceberg should be a piece of cake.

[@Kelekky]

Swedish sub that sunk an american carrier in war games: *Hold my beer* every US carrier: why do i hear boss music

[@barackobama8869]

Craig 75 did they? Do you think that you could give some sources? I’m just curious:)

[@barackobama8869]

Craig 75 ok thanks

[@mykincadult-store1219]

Sunk in war games, so they can counter it in real life scenarios. And yes of course if a major war broke out, we'd likely loose it. Propaganda, from both sides

[@Jdalio5]

You do know that was for pretend

[@dundonrl]

During that same wargame, the ship I was on the USS Momsen DDG-92 "sunk" the HSwMS Gotlund before it was able to hit the USS Abraham Lincoln..

[@chineseredneck1211]

The aircraft carrier would only be vulnerable in certain theaters

[@type93thunder]

“An aircraft carrier is poorly suited to defend against swarms of small attackers” I have one word: BRRRRRRT

[@myke5696]

Apparently there was a war game several years ago in which the US did lose a carrier in confined (Strait of Hormuz) waters due to a simulated swarm attack. I'm guessing we learned from that though.

[@lenaoxton3999]

*[Enemies of the U.S. hastily adding this to their Watch Later playlist]*

[@bethwilliams3148]

As if what he's saying is "classified". It's not. The enemy (whomever that maybe) already knows how it might be done - it's just having the cash, commitment, forces n technology to do it.. that takes out about 90% of possible threats.. n nothing is 100%. The Swedish diesel sub for example, can pre-emptively strike but with enough firepower in one hit? I'm not so sure - the carrier has many layers of redundancy to ameliorate against 2-3 good hits. It probably wouldn't sink, n then that sub would have to make it home.. unlikely, but possible.

[@neontendou6826]

@@bethwilliams3148 he was making a joke rofl

[@chooyongming110]

...and their allies

[@bruhji1566]

the answer is... NEIN!!

[@GlowingSpamraam]

@@bethwilliams3148 6 nuclear torpedoes are not enough premtive firepower Even 6 modern torpedoes should cripple her beyond repair once that's over 6 more to secure the kill

[@brycereveling2091]

Why do people say biggest ever built my man? Like do frogs build bigger ones tf?

[@pinetree1616]

Haha

[@arya31ful]

Because no women ever make ship that big

[@katieell4084]

Well, there are 8 other planets in this solar system alone, each teeming with advanced civilizations. You can't assume the viewer knows you're talking about Earth.

[@bucktoothbill5334]

@@katieell4084 what? There is no evidence of alien life.

[@katieell4084]

@@bucktoothbill5334 I can't tell if you didn't get my joke or if you're bantering.

[@willymueller3278]

13 billions for one aircraft carrier, two billions for one stealth bomber and I have 20 bucks left for the rest of the month. 😂

[@williammoore5277]

Well, obviously you'd better make do with the ships and aircraft you currently own

[@baska-]

Correction, the Bismarck was the most feared ship during WW2.

[@pwrbyford68]

Navy vet here (Former FC stationed on a few carriers). Watch the documentary about sinking the USS Oriskany. They went through a lot of effort to ensure it sunk. 50 + years later, carriers are designed better to take more hits. During wartime there will always be a ship alongside a carrier. We were rarely left alone. They're too valuable to leave vulnerable like that.

[@dadthelad]

Sure, but they weren't trying to sink it with missiles w nuclear war heads on them either! I somehow suspect a carrier couldn't survive one of those.

[@pwrbyford68]

@@dadthelad Look up operation crossroads, they did nuclear bomb testing on/near ships in the 1940s. Many survived nuclear blasts, including a few aircraft carriers. The issue was the radioactive materials embedded into the ships hulls that sealed their fate.

[@dawsonkozel4171]

@@pwrbyford68 bet now aircraft carriers have sprinklers to wash off radio active particles and at bets they could survive 1 but 2 and it’s done when hit dead on

[@dawsonkozel4171]

@@dadthelad they did try miss,es, in fact they tried many conventnal weapons, also using a nuke would just cause even more escalation so it would be heavily unlikely

[@raiderfandew]

Modern day missiles have changed the game dramatically over what they had to deal with in WWII.

[@tnerbtnerb5136]

Some claim its unsinkable. Me: Is it a permanent land mass with firm attachments to the sea floor? No... Me: Then its sinkable.

[@NocturnalRxinbows]

Strongest Earthquake Ever Recorded: Hold my beer

[@minecartrider7057]

Yo mom: hold my beer

[@NocturnalRxinbows]

Category 5 Hurricane: Hold my beer

[@spatsky]

tnerb tnerb But even firm attachments to the ground are sinkable.

[@777Outrigger]

No one claims a carrier is unsinkable. Just very difficult to sink. Straw man argument.

[@geuse_chandesu4273]

Mentions Unsinkable HMs Hood,KMS Bismarck,IJN Yamato,RMS Titanic,MS Wilhelm Gustlov has left the chat

[@Luffyxw]

How to sink the USS Gerald China: WRITETHATDOWNWRITETHAT DOWN

[@5t4n5]

According to the news, Covid 19 easily took out a US carrier battle group.

[@-recommended1289]

*Bermuda Triangle-* *“Hold my beer!”*

[@dennisreilly5671]

copy paste

[@Horizion]

Yambarr US loool

[@Tom-mn3is]

Yambarr US, hilarious.

[@rbrick3685]

You know the US Navy uses the Triangle... right?

[@PROJECTDARKPHOENIX]

why was this on my recommended lol

[@reimuhakurei2208]

Great video, I liked the comparison to the Yamato

[@rajarshiroy6300]

"EVERY DEFENCE HAS A BREAK & EVERY ATTACK HAS AN ANSWER" this cycle has proven itself true all throughout the history of mankind. so, never call yourself invincible.

[@AntiJihadi]

Japan be like -" We got Godzilla" Is your Aircraft carrier 'Nuclear radiation breath proof'?

[@nicolasnewcomb8514]

Japan isnt either

[@pakratmiz4487]

Nicolas Newcomb fun fact: most carriers are nuclear powered so instead of Japan isn’t either, it should be “Japan isn’t”

[@commiccannon592]

Yes

[@ethangarland5737]

Of course it is what kind of fools do you think we are besides we took care of Godzilla years ago he’s currently in chains being studied

[@AntiJihadi]

@@ethangarland5737 Do u understand the word 'Joke'??? Ya that was what my comment was supposed to be....

[@robertorange6024]

Carriers are incredibly tough to sink. Check out the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests. The USS Saratoga (CV-3) didnt sink when the first one went off. Also the USS Kitty Hawk was used as a test platform to see what it would take to sink a modern carrier. The Navy was surprised on how hard it was to sink her using missiles, bombs, and torpedoes. Are carriers indestructible? No. But they are very hard to sink successfully.

[@susanchin4117]

I thought A Electromagnetic Railgun may be able to sink any aircraft carrier. The railgun will drill into the body of the carrier and explode inside. Unlike the torpedoes only damage the outer body of the carrier. That is my understanding. correct me if I am wrong.

[@scotttild]

@The Quiet Kid China is already pushing carriers further and further out because of their hypersonic weapons, carriers have no reasonable defense. Carriers are a total and utter waist of money. They are only useable in smaller regional conflicts with less sophisticated weapons. ie Gulf War. Even in that case we could have launched everything from SA and it most likely would have cost half as much.

[@wallinollipekka]

You don't need sunk USS aircraft carrier to counter it's threat for long time.

[@wizardtim8573]

@@susanchin4117 I believe it depends on the torpedo. The older versions relied on delivering an explosive payload to the ship itself, but the new ones rely on blasting a cavity of water out from under them that can snap a large ship in half.

[@susanchin4117]

@@wizardtim8573, Ohoo, that’s fantastic.

[@Sora0502]

US Navy: Ford carriers are impossible to sink Ice Berg: Hold my beer

[@matthewgumabon7498]

Aircraft carriers are not like battleships. They are not meant to engage directly in combat. They are basically just mobile airbases. Carriers always travel in strike groups consisting of destroyers, cruisers, subs and other smaller vessels that surround the carrier. These escorts are responsible for naval attack and defense. The carrier is just the ride for the aircraft cover and acts as the strike group’s command center. As long as aircraft are essential in naval warfare, large carriers that can deploy and maintain a powerful air presence anywhere in the world will always be necessary.

[@Selona1983]

"She's made of iron sir. I assure you she can, and she will" -- Thomas Andrews Titanic designer. Brilliant line

[@MrRescue100]

"Its Unsinkable" Iceberg: This is gonna be fun... again!

[@kenneth9452]

Such a lack of imagination... NO crew on an air craft carrier would be stupid enough to sail a multi billion dollar ship into an ice berg

[@marsyad6002]

@@kenneth9452 r/woooosh

[@laffey.chan_]

Aircraft carrier are icebreakers

[@zettour.]

@@laffey.chan_ literally lmak

[@MrRescue100]

@@kenneth9452 Norwegian navy think nobody can be stupid enough to sail a multi million state of the art frigate against an oil tanker and guess what...

[@tysondennis1016]

I’ve got an idea for an anti-ship weapon: Lies on the seafloor, absorbing and pressurizing gases. Sinks ships via either remote control or some sort of sonar to trigger it, and when triggered, it rapidly releases the gases, reducing the density of the water and making any ship sink to its doom.

[@cringyhuman3210]

Well sea mines are already a thing

[@Phoenix-oq2bu]

This is a good idea, however it would need to be massive in order to sink a ship the size of a aircraft carrier

[@GigaTrap6000]

This man must love aircraft carriers

[@VfletchS]

WTF is a phalnax turret. It's "Phalanx", and CIWS stands for Close In Weapons System.

[@carterchell4817]

Sea Pig cheezwizzz

[@hobog]

I love when CIWS engages in a battle in "the expanse"

[@mariusj34]

Wow..

[@kevinroark4346]

Hobo G agreed theyre awesome brrrt.

[@bjornours7656]

You just need a swedish submarin .

[@ab6789]

I saw that video 😂😂 😂

[@Username-jc1ut]

Dammit... the one weakness of the United States Navy.

[@savage7882]

@@Username-jc1ut vikings...

[@Username-jc1ut]

Piroclanidis no I am commenting on how during a practice drill/mock battle a Swedish submarine had “sunk” a us aircraft carrier.

[@LosLS2]

as I understand it, that was a few years back and we bought one of those subs or leased one . Pretty sure that's been figured out and been virtually sunk 100's of times.

[@vannakchan]

when a ship is called unsinkable later then the ship sink

[@iliadnetfear2586]

While many after action reports and modern historians will tell you otherwise, the US Navy was NOT out to sink the Yamato. It was a 1 day ceasefire in which America was helping test the Yamato's submarine capabilities. The test continue to be inconclusive, as it has yet to surface.

[@sunnydaze429]

Fake news

[@MrAcerulez]

Even if a missile gets through the defensive screen, a carrier is designed to take significant damage before sinking. Hell purposely sinking a carrier is a chore in of itself.

[@MrGHOHLS]

You don't have to sink it just take out its landing deck then its just a normal boat

[@romu_umu4681]

Gustav Hohls if you can get near it. Carriers aren’t alone they’re always in a carrier group or fleet. They also have AA weapons so i doubt anythings getting close to them

[@MrGHOHLS]

bastion missiles

[@tylerreynolds4781]

@@teewe6920 13 years ago

[@MrFlatage]

@tyler, 2015 RIMPAC a French 30+ ye old Saphir sinks the 2 escort subs, the theodore and 7 surface ships undetected remember? US carriers got sunk since they were built back then same as now. What is your argument? US carriers become invulnerable over time?

[@joshmartinez7888]

Summary of the video: You can sink it but it's really hard to do it

[@JB-bm1to]

And here's how to do it 😂

[@bq68972]

Yes it can but i will not create a video of it. Its a secrete

[@xplicitmike]

Just launch 50 DF-26 missiles at her at once and at least one will land.

[@thatsmadcrazy8953]

@@bq68972 stop acting like you know private information you're like 8 years old

[@bq68972]

@@thatsmadcrazy8953 you are idiot to believed on any videos here

[@PapaShongo25]

“Zeus, our forces are being decimated by the Ford and we have nothing that can even get close to this thing. We must surrender” Zeus “No, RELEASE THE ICEBERG”

[@ultrapersonplaysminecraft6031]

What would it take to sink a ship? Me: just call it unsinkable

[@jhonnicdao2188]

USS Ford: I'm unsinkable RMS Titanic: Join me to the bottom of the ocean

[@KevinATJumpWorks]

They always say it's unsinkable. Until it does sink.

[@Sole-tx9cx]

Since I was a teenager in the 80s, I have always said there should be a submarine aircraft carrier. It should be noted that long radar waves may detect aircraft carriers from afar, it’s the shortwave to lock on, and there is a lot of room for that aircraft carrier, capable going about 45mph, to avoid being hit.

[@shadymerchant1198]

Aircraft carriers have to be massive making a submersible aircraft carrier that can carry more than half a dozen planes would be infeasible

[@Sole-tx9cx]

@@shadymerchant1198 Its would not be easy or cheap, but it is certainly feasible.

[@shadymerchant1198]

@@Sole-tx9cx I direct you to the M class submarines specifically M2 but imagine that disaster on the scale of a modern aircraft carrier

[@Sole-tx9cx]

@@shadymerchant1198 Come on, you are talking about a class of submarine that is over 100 years old. Technology has advanced, The Japanese had a basic version.

[@brucelee5576]

The problem with attacking a carrier fleet is the US has 11 carrier strike groups and 3-4 of them are always ready to go pay you back.

[@user-td8bf2qw9q]

That was kind of my thought. It seems like if anyone actually managed to do it, their next thought would have to be “Oh, f**k, what did we just do?!?”

[@danielduncan6806]

Man has never made anything that cannot be destroyed. So, short story, yes, it can definitely be sunk.

[@grizzlyrants37]

Daniel Duncan no it can’t be sunk by any ship or aircraft

[@danielduncan6806]

Hahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Perhaps you did not comprehend what I said. Maybe you do not know what "anything" means. Man has never made anything that cannot be destroyed, that is literal "anything", by the way. Do not fall into that stupid false sense of security. *NEVER* underestimate an opponent, *NEVER* . The fact that you think it cannot be sunk means that you don't really understand how weapons work. In a time of war a weapon will b e created to do exactly that, even if such a weapon does not exist today. Hell, they could just nuke it with that low flying missile they just showed off, or one of a similar design. One direct hit with a nuke and it is going to the depths, that is a guarantee. I know, you said; "no it can’t be sunk by any ship or aircraft", that is a cop-out and I won't let you get away with taking the easy way out.

[@grizzlyrants37]

Daniel Duncan ok buddy where talking about today. And nothing can sink it that’s not a nuke and they would nuke it as it could result in America nuking other stuff like bases. And your proving my point because you couldn’t state anything besides a nuke. And your forgetting cyber warfare and spies. You think the US won’t know if an attack is coming

[@benhayunga7886]

The ocean is vast. No matter how big your fleet is, it can never be everywhere in the ocean at once. Sinking this ship would be easy. If a chinese ship popped up in the middle of a military drill without being detected, then saying "Yeah but in war" is a completely nonsense excuse. During many military war games, there ships are active as if they were "in war" swedish ships constantly sunk this carrier with no reprecussions, to the point that America leased the swedish subs to try and find ways to counter it. So yes, even today it can be destroyed. We can currently make water based drones. Water based kamikaze drones could totally sink this this ship easily. It really is becoming obsolete.

[@irfan123100]

It can be sunk but it would be really hard since carrier are usually always escorted by destroyers or cruisers. And they probably already know the enemy is coming from miles aways before even arriving.

[@ludvigask6027]

I mean, we Swedes did come with a diesel stirling electric powers sub and sank it in War games. Just saying

[@Averagestoner]

But it wasn’t a Ford class carrier :)

[@ludvigask6027]

@El Draque Don't bully us. Or actually we are insane. I mean on big holidays, for example christmas, we eat rotten fish sooo

[@se7en136]

El Draque where did u get those stats

[@Thedrek]

Norwegians did the same in an earlier war game, however the sub did not get away undetected, you did ;) Also there has been rumored that a conning tower of a russian sub appeared alongside a Nimitz-class and dissapeared again, this also was undetected until it surfaced.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

@@Averagestoner close enough

[@CorvusCorax.]

Titanic: "Gerald, we need to talk..."

[@spacecatboy2962]

chinese ships might be alright as long as they dont say MADE IN CHINA

[@uptowndunker6346]

Lol

[@spacecatboy2962]

@@yuxiang9599 isnt the chinese carrier a boat they bought from russia or india and redid it

[@the_ultra_robot6884]

@@yuxiang9599 it's a joke

[@Ahad_Faisal]

North Korea is watching this

[@sampletext8076]

hmmm humblÈ lmao

[@leogjolaj7394]

Lol

[@pandac7190]

they disliked on multiple accounts

[@theotherguy6951]

Well that doesn't matter since U.S. carriers are unsinkable to North Korea.

[@theotherguy6951]

But I'm talking about NK specifically

[@aperson9641]

Examples of unsinkable ships of history: Titanic: Hits some ice, sinks Bismarck: Gets overwhelmed, sinks USS Gerald Ford: ...

[@spec-opsmexican4119]

hms hood:one shotted by Bismarck

[@Michael-bc3es]

US gerald Ford, taken out with 30drones bought off wish fitted with home made c4

[@nzk86384]

You forgot the Hood

[@fightergobrrr9020]

USS GERALD R FORD:Bermuda Triangle..... Probably

[@bambangsudirman6063]

Well at least it took a while for the bismarck to sink even under constant fire

[@mydogbullwinkle]

Great, now I know I'm on some watchlist somewhere!

[@dkcartw]

Looking over the history of other unsinkable ships - I'm going to go with a giant iceberg. ;). Calling a ship unsinkable is like the kiss of detth. You don't give Murphy that big of an opening.

[@changchang2395]

uss gerald: im the strongest on the sea iceberg:am i a joke to you

[@stanisse]

Chang Chang if there was a ice berg it would get destroyed by the carrier battle group

[@Aa-zp5kn]

They could litterally break any iceberg in half...some submarines even break through the artic ice when they surcface.

[@danishkfd]

@@Aa-zp5kn its not like that bro subs are different than ships. It would cause damage to the carrier but not enough to sink it

[@appa609]

Everyone: anything can be sunk Imma throw some styrofoam in the ocean and you guys have fun with that

[@calebyan7975]

Bill Kong better yet, throw it in the Dead Sea

[@UrMom-do3kw]

U gotta throw a volleyball in there

[@layyouin6860]

Ur Mom throw Wilson to the sharks.

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

a little heat and away it goes.

[@Hecor._.]

Bill Kong Underrated

[@Nasrudith]

I love the phrasing 'small target like an aircraft carrier'. It is accurate for the scale (compared to a city) but it is still funny.

[@JoshWestbrook]

“Let the truth be known, no ship is unsinkable.” - Thomas Andrews

[@jackromani6996]

Swedish submarine: "hold my öl"

[@mailbox3982]

YA

[@darkice4546]

Germans did that too. Submarines are veery scary

[@zoom5024]

@@ollepol4491 it was this one.

[@derricklanders1205]

@@ollepol4491 It didn't sink anything...and it was during a war game. In a real war those subs are running for their lives from US Hunter-Killer subs (and that's IF they make it out of port).

[@moomar930]

Hold my what?

[@watermirror]

Supercarriers: "I'm invincible" Railguns: "looking forward to your EM shield"

[@noodlesoup7794]

The long answer: Video The short answer: NUKE

[@jp9095]

Regardless of sinkability, the USA has made carriers a vital component of its military doctrine. A carrier is basically a compact floating military base that allows for force projection without having to set foot on land. It's an advantage to be able to deploy large amounts of military force via air without having to fight enemy ground forces to establish a base in their territory.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

None of this analysis touched on what happens if the carrier gets hit. That's the crucial part of how sinkable a ship is. In war, nothing goes perfectly. A carrier WILL get hit if attacked enough. How thick is its armor above and below the waterline? How good is its comparmentalization to minimize fires or flooding? How well-protected are the ship's magazines? Apparently none of this matters, because the Ford-class carriers exist in a world of perfect military efficiency and can never be hit by anything, ever.

[@bellmaster4088]

Bacteriophagebs I think it was made to stop most projectiles, but US vehicles usally have very good armor

[@thealmightyuntensil2368]

That's what I though this was gonna be about lol, they didn't cover any of the important stuff lol

[@slicric131]

Eric Brown this channel never does. I’m American a

[@salyerbrandon]

Hopefully we never have to find out.

[@amnoahwielwabbit3837]

Beware of Stealth Oil Tankers and Commercial Shipping as USS Fitzgerald and John McCain found out to their Chagrin ! Chagrin = annoyance, distress, having failed, or been humiliated. Nowt but factual! Firing the REM launchers (as shown) firing “into the sky” when the attacking Cruise missiles are flying low defies logic !

[@MrExade]

Didn't Sweden in a war game with the US sink the aircraftcarrier ? all that was needed was 1 submarine, it went past the whole battlegroup undetected

[@TheHset]

Was thinking about the same thing.

[@janwillem2656]

Yeah some country's claimed they did.. of course US is denying.. I think it's not possible that the major public is gonna know the truth.. but I don't think the USA is that great superpower as they claim to be. It's mostly propaganda and show off what they do..

[@johanocampo5422]

USA is a superpower lol everyone nation agrees

[@peterkotara]

It was a Swedish Gotland class submarine on lease to the U.S Navy. She managed to sink the USS Ronald Reagan in battle simulations.

[@MrExade]

@@peterkotara lease? you mean americans faced americans in swedish submarine? (Confused)

[@craig4867]

EMP Blast from a nuclear weapon would completely blind an aircraft carrier and it's battle group!

[@anugrahshukla4933]

"Obsolete" was the word of the day for this video.

[@cupojuice6755]

unsinkable? *It's titanic all over again*

[@MR_POPSICLES]

Well i mean they really are building a second titanic. But with the way the world is now days it just sounds like a deathtrap if you get what i mean haha.

[@johnephraimhimala7718]

The titanic was unsinkable if used properly. You don't send a ship on a voyage with an uncontrolled fire burning in it for 10 days.

[@El_Presidente_5337]

@@johnephraimhimala7718 Wait wtf!?

[@oshsquash4896]

a nuclear powered carrier has targets in the north?

[@danieldeak9141]

Yea someone should put a bomb on it that has the word "Iceberg" engraved onto it. that would be batshit hilarious.

[@Holocaustica]

Phalanx CIWS “FALNAX!?”

[@jayyada84]

The Title: What would it take to sink USS Gerald Ford Airaft arier? y Brain: NUKE