After the end of World War II, the United States conducted an intersection experiment in Bikini Atoll. It was determined at that time that the nuclear bomb could successfully explode underwater at 700 meters (or 300 meters) from the aircraft carrier, and the nuclear bomb could not overturn even if it exploded at 1,800 meters from the aircraft carrier. This is just an aircraft carrier during World War II. The draft and width of a modern aircraft carrier basically determine that it cannot be destroyed by natural forces, and only the top technology can fight against it.
But super-large aircraft carriers like Nimitz-class can resist large storms above level 11 and generally will not be blown over. However, when encountering strong winds and waves, aircraft carriers cannot release or recycle fighter jets, and all non-fixed equipment needs to be reclaimed into the cabin. At this time, there is no difference between aircraft carriers and civilian ships.
first, specifically, the aircraft carrier has a large tonnage and is designed to withstand the influence of wind and waves (such as shaking fin ), with excellent stability, which also ensures that the take-off and landing of the fighter under small sea conditions does not affect the take-off and landing of the fighter.
Second, If it is a tsunami, it will only form a high wall that we are familiar with when it reaches the shallow waters along the coast and is squeezed by the terrain. The aircraft carrier battle group spends most of the time sailing in the ocean. The deeper the tsunami, the smaller the waves, and generally does not exceed 1 to 2 meters in the distant sea. It doesn’t feel much for large aircraft carriers.
3, According to the current technical level, the formation and movement of typhoons can be observed in advance. Under satellite guidance, aircraft carriers will avoid typhoons and will not cross the typhoon area unless they are extremely special. On the one hand, it is not conducive to the life cycle of the entire ship's equipment, and on the other hand, the destroyers in the fleet may not be able to withstand it.
Aircraft carrier has been born almost 100 years ago, and there is no precedent for aircraft carriers to be overturned by typhoons and tsunamis, but there are examples of aircraft carrier formations being severely damaged by typhoons:
The first time was on September 26, 1935. Japanese Navy Lieutenant General Panasonic Moto commanded the temporary "Fourth Fleet" during training in the waters east of Iwate Prefecture, , and the fleet was severely damaged: the mast of the aircraft carrier "Ryuxiang" was blown down, the bridge of was severely damaged, and the fore deck of the aircraft carrier "Fengxiang" was defeated by huge waves. The cruiser and destroyer are beyond recognition. This is the "Fourth Fleet Incident" of the three major events of the Showa Navy.
The second time was on December 18, 1944. The third fleet commanded by U.S. Admiral Halsey was hit by a typhoon in the waters of Mindulo Island. The CVE-74 "Nehanta Bay" and the CVL-26 "Montel" aircraft carriers were severely damaged, and three destroyers sank.
The third time was on June 5, 1945. The First Special Mixed Brigade of the Pacific Third Fleet led by U.S. Admiral Halsey (why is it him again!) was hit by a typhoon in the waters of Okinawa. The three battleships , 2 large aircraft carriers, 2 light aircraft carriers , and 4 escort aircraft carriers , all of which were damaged.
Do you think the aircraft carrier will turn over by itself when it is calm?
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