Not a lot of point being at the centre of the game if you've got aircraft to do that for you. It's an aircraft carrier not a frigate.
It is a problem when the game area and threat radius are so big that the aircraft can’t get to the fight without tanker support. Rather defeats the point.
Originally Posted by
orca
I heard that in a recent NATO war game an airfield got attacked by infantry and a whole squadron destroyed and then another ceased functioning after a TLAM strike.
Oh no, my mistake - those weren’t war games it actually happened in Bastion and Syria.
If only these airfield things could move.
Did those attacks have lasting strategic consequences for the USMC or the Syrian regime?