Report: China test-fires 'carrier killer' missile in disputed sea

[nitpicker]

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/27/report-china-fires-carrier-killer-missile-in-disputed-sea/

Report: China test-fires ‘carrier killer’ missile in disputed sea
The Associated Press
12 hours ago

BEIJING — China's military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a "carrier killer" military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper reported Thursday.

The DF-26B and DF-21D missiles fired Wednesday targeted an area between the southern island province of Hainan and the Paracel Islands, The South China Morning Post newspaper of Hong Kong reported, citing unidentified sources close to the Chinese military.

The ministries of defense and foreign affairs in Beijing didn’t immediately respond to requests for confirmation.
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Wednesday’s launches followed Chinese complaints that a U.S. U2 spy plane entered a “no fly zone” declared by Beijing during a military drill off its northern coast.
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[brush]

1. To me, such missiles are to be expected. Just as carriers replaced...

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obsolete battleships as the principal naval weapon system, they are now obsolete themselves and sitting ducks in the water with the development of deadly and accurate, long-range missiles.

It's like "duh", get rid of carriers and you crippled the opponents navy—a no-brainer.

[Nitram]

2. I agree. Too many assets sitting in one enormous, slow-moving target.