You can believe what you want. Yet, the USN doesn’t agree with your accessment. Nor, does any other Naval Service that operates Aircraft Carriers.
As a matter of fact even back in WWII when most threats came from close range. Carriers did not operate close to shore. You don’t see pictures of Carrier operate anywhere near the Amphibious Forces. As they were far off……..
Sorry, people it’s been that way since the advent of Aircraft Carriers. (and for good reason)
You would do well for yourself if you reviewed the history of US carrier operations.
Here’s a fact for you:
“Before dawn on 19 March 1945 Franklin who had maneuvered closer to the Japanese mainland than had any other U.S. carrier during the war, launched a fighter sweep against Honshu and later a strike against shipping in Kobe Harbor. Suddenly, a single enemy plane pierced the cloud cover and made a low level run on the gallant ship to drop two semiarmor piercing bombs. One struck the flight deck centerline, penetrating to the hanger deck, effecting destruction and igniting fires throughout the second and third decks, and knocking out the combat information center and airplot. The second hit aft, tearing through two decks and fanning fires which triggered ammunition, bombs, and rockets. Franklin, within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland, lay dead in the water, took a 13 degree starboard list, lost all radio communications, and broiled under the heat form enveloping fires. “
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f/franklin.htm
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