Killing Carriers

[Olefin]

All depends on what they are using

a torpedo or cruise missile could be conventional or nuclear while a ballistic missile would be assumed to be nuclear

cruise missiles are much easier to engage versus a ballistic missile but it does have the advantage of the fleet reacting to it as a conventional attack

remember a USN officer who once quipped that if someone fired an Exocet at a battleship they wouldnt be concerned as the armored sides could take that kind of hit easily

could see a very overconfident officer saying that as his last words as he finds out the hard way its a nuke

[swaghauler]

One must consider that the ships in a task force may become even more vulnerable to conventional attack after a warning about possible nuclear attacks. The primary defense for a task force against a nuclear air burst is to disperse the task force to allow the targeting of ONLY ONE SHIP with the weapon's CPE (Circular Probablility of Error). This could "open up" the formation considerably, and allow subs to take a shot at the carriers.