Could India's Brahmos Killer Missile Sink a Chinese Aircraft Carrier?

Could India's Brahmos Killer Missile Sink a Chinese Aircraft Carrier?


Think those giant aircraft carriers, the ones that look like floating cities, are invincible? Well, India's got a weapon that might just change the game. It's called the BrahMos, and it's a supersonic cruise missile – picture a rocket so fast, it practically screams across the ocean. Military simulations are showing that it wouldn't even take many of these bad boys to cause some major damage, even sinking a massive Chinese aircraft carrier.

Why is this missile so scary? Speed. The BrahMos clocks in at a whopping three times the speed of sound, and it zips along just above the waves, making it a sneaky little devil that's tough to shoot down. To make things worse (if you're on a carrier), it packs a serious punch. You don't want to get hit by one of these.

Of course, in the real world, things aren't as simple as a computer simulation. Carriers have defenses, lots of them. Missiles meant to blast incoming threats out of the sky, radar watching everywhere… there's a reason these floating fortresses are so hard to take down. Whether the BrahMos could break through all that is a question no one really wants to find the answer to the hard way.

One thing is for sure, though: missiles like the BrahMos are changing the way we think about naval power. It's not just about who has the biggest ship anymore; it's about who has the smartest, fastest, and most powerful weapons. And in that race, India's definitely looking dangerous.
 
Same goes for all carriers. Carriers are white elephants (except US which has formidable escorts, air defences...) in this missile age.
Yes, but we have an asymmetrical advantage. We dont really need carrier in a real battle. Its all just posturing. Even if we lose a carrier, it doesnt matter. Its not like we are going to threaten Botswana into compliance with a carrier. Our jets have combat radius of ~1500Km, plus mid air refuelling, we can pretty much project power in all our interest areas. Worst thing that could happen to India if we lose a carrier is the ruling party losing election and the other party taking over.
But for China its an entirely different matter. CCP justifies its oppression by selling the super power dream to the average Lee. Carrier is a big part of the show. Their sales pitch is "see, we have carriers, we are super power just like the US". They have an unhealthy obsession over carriers. If we hurt the carrier, it dents their image. People will start questioning the leadership, it will lead to internal turmoil and civil war. Thats the advantage we have. Somebody has done a really good job in playing this (ie the article above) psyop on China.
 
Seems impossible, Chinese group will have at least 2x 052C/D each with 64x HHQ-9 (improved S-300), 1x 055 with 112 UVLS (considering 70% is SAM) 78x HHQ-9 + 24x HHQ-10 (RAM equivalent) point defense but better response time to VLS SAM, chinese carrier too carry 24x HHQ-10

Considering 1-2 Type 052, 054 with obsolete HQ-16 assigned for ASuW or ASW only

Chinese carrier based Z-20 AEW with modern 200nm air, surface search radar flying 50nm ahead of group and commanding pair of J-16s (most modern flankers) with more on standby
 
Advantage of anti ship missile is its difficult for ships radars to detect them because from beyond horizon the radars cant detect and the missile appears suddenly from horizon.
 

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