Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
One would hope that not all aboard would die if the ship sinks, no?

Of course. But the tale of modern naval warfare suggests that most things catastrophic enough to sink a major warship tend to do so surprisingly quickly and with a high loss of life among those aboard.



The Iranian threat is, of course, their diesel submarines (kilo class). Kilo class subs can, with a dash of luck, be quiet enough to penetrate a carrier screen and take a shot at the carrier. Odds are against this working, of course, but diesel is quieter than nuke.