Cmon, who doesn't like a 'what if' naval battle on a Friiiiiiidaaaaaaaaaaaaaay?

I think there was a reversal on the tyco retirement decision. Apparently someone in congress noticed we were spending millions to upgrade them while planning to retire them…it was awkward. Right up there with retiring littoral combat ships while building littoral combat ships.

That SM-6 snipe on the AWACS was simply beautiful

I've been recovering from a serious car accident that happened and 2021 and the first year of that was spent bed bound. Finding this channel was a welcome distraction during the darkest times of my life and even though I get around much better I absolutely get so excited for these naval battles. Amazing how game/sim tech has come. With that being said, Cap. Would it be possible to do a US/China vs. The world naval battle with this tech?

Can't wait to see this on my graduation day in 2027

16:43 That wasn't lag, that was the AIM-260 switching lock to a PL-15 and shooting it down. Crazy stuff

Seems like DCS doesn't have the F-35's tactics down yet. But this was a fun sim!

Hello, Cap; I’m sorry to hear about your health. Praying for your recovery, mate. This was a white-knuckle battle. .Good show, mein bruder!

Great mission guys...nice to see the SM 3 BLOCK IIA in action...those have a top speed of Mach 16 to 18...so they say..

ive never played any of these games and have no interest in flight sim whatsoever, but these videos never fail to entertain and interest me. thank you for these

Best naval battle in AGES, Cap! Thank you for this, super entertaining breakfast watch!

Would the US use the Mako and the Lrasm. For example would one wing of 18 f-18s use the mako and the other the lrasm. Or is the lrasm meant to be used via bomber?

Amaaazing battles as always. Hope you get better soon!

Recently discovered your channel while on a late-night expedition down the KZfaq rabbit hole. Love the content you bring, very entertaining!

The navy will have dual pack pac-3’s on ships later this year.

I love these kinds of naval battles👍

Love the vids keep it up!

Two Chinese pilots defected and landed in Norway.

This was by far my favorite sim yet thanks team.

Great videos!

I absolutely love naval battles!

good, this is one is going in my top 3 of best naval battles of this channel.

So glad gou guys are still doing these with all the new tech, a real public service for geeks worldwide

Oh my!! Let's go, been a minute since the last carrier match-up. This one will be fun. Also wondering, just because it is on paper, could you do the future russian Shtrom Carrier against another group, or 2v2, hell, even a 3v3, if possible match-ups? Either way, keep doing what you're doing, hope you are feeling better man.

awesome naval carrier battle video

Even with your health issues, your voice is like a symphony.

35:06 Looks like the TR (CVN-71) met their reenlistment target as evidenced by their port anchor being painted gold.

I really enjoy your videos. Keep them up. These videos are probably as informative on weapon capabilities as official documents are and are in a much easier to digest format.

Cap, these are my favorite. Take care.

Great video😊you guys are hysterical 🤣

The main Warhead of a hypersonic missile is the Kinetic energy of the missile itself, it looks like DCS added kinetic energy of the Mako.

Ritalin is what turns Cap into ' Super Cap ' , I am convinced now .

After spending just over 20years in the Navy it’s interesting to watch how the engagements turn out,keep up the great work and hope you’re feeling better…..👍

Wake up, Carrier battles are back

Won't know when it comes out either. Reds usually overestimate capabilities, Blues usually hide capabilities.

Cap, love the channel. If you’re looking for more content maybe look into reading some of the tipping point books? It’s very Chinese /USA centric scenario with multiple set ups that could possibly happen in real life. Thought of you guys as I was reading the books. Some examples: two Arleigh Burke’s doing a fonop near the South China Sea and getting accidentally fired upon by shore based missile’s, type 55 Chinese destroyers trying to protect a fleet of transports from air strikes (land based aircraft and shore based missile launches ) while they cross the channel. Keep up the good work!

I love these GR video's., but the real world version of this battle would be TWO US carrier groups versus ONE Chinese one. Or THREE. The US Navy does not believe in "fighting fair" when they can fight with overwhelming force.

8:43 It’s a submarine cruise missile!! I didn’t know the US had that kind of technology XD

As someone who has played a fair bit of YuGiOh everytime you said 'MST' i kept thinking about Mystical Space Typhoon 😂

@Grimreapers - Thank you for another great video Cap! I hope you are doing and feeling better. Would you redo this battle? It isn't bad at all, I just think the approach and the order in which weapons are deployed in sequence for the blue side's attack could be made more realistic - not that DCS is realistic anyways. 😅 U.S. carriers still carry a decent amount of Harpoon missiles onboard. They are old missiles, but when combined and launched in sequence with MALDs they could be effective at burning up the defending side's SAM numbers, especially if used in decent numbers. For a redo, I would recommend having a first wave of F/A-18s launching Harpoons and MALDs followed up by a second wave of F/A-18s launching LRASMs and then Makos. F-35C's would be sent out shortly after the first of F/A-18s depart and before the second wave of F/A-18s departs. I'm not sure how many waves you can build into your battle scenario without crashing your server, but it is worth trying.

The Mako will actively target vital systems, so even with a small warhead, the kinetic energy and smart precision targeting one or two would make a carrier combat ineffective.

Me likey these fleet battles 👍

Sad i hoped he wouldve added at least 1 or 2 constellations to the strike group

The opposite of Snake Eyes (two aces) is Boxcars (two sixes).

It's going to be really crazy if they get beam weapons up and running too. you could see another big shift in missle load out

I heard LRASM mentioned but didn't see it deployed- were they switched out for the Mako's?

I Chug a beer every time you say “when I said, I meant” 🇨🇦 Army Vet

the J-35 has an RCS of 0.02 just saying. the f35 also has radar jamming and vf radar tech that sneaks past rwr. not counting towed decoys

Hey Cap! The USN is planning to retrofit all of their Burkes with RAM launchers instead of the Phalanx (or maybe retain the phalanx and add the RAM? I forgot). Older ships with incompatible radars will get the SeaRam with 11 missiles while the newer ones will get the 21-cell launchers. These will certainly help alot against supersonic cruise missiles. Oh and why were only 31 Mako missiles fired when there were 36 anti ship hornets each with 4 missiles? Or maybe Im missing something? Thanks!

Currently having issues with the SM-2 and ESSM going haywire after launch and sometimes sinking the launch vessel, only happened after the new update. Anyone getting the same thing or know how to fix it other than just re-installing?

I think the few Makos snuck through because of the aircraft taking off and there were only a couple of missiles rather than a massive amount. I do wonder why MSTs do a popup to attack ships?

While I do love the Mako, I feel like the Navy wouldn't kick out thr LRASM so early, I would think in 2027, its more likely the USN would use both LRASM and Mako in conjunction, which if a strike was timed properly, would be incredibly deadly. Would love to see this battle redone, but with LRASM's included, great battle though Cap, hope your health gets better and

Good content, but the veteran Chinese wouldn’t be so veteran due to their known lack of training comparing to other countries and specially with the amount of constant training and actual deployments. This is coming from a current sailor in the US navy 2003 till today 20+years in

Flotilla Friday! Great entertainment. 😊

Yes, who doesn't love the What-If .. but still no torpedoes?

Fun to watch as always. US should have PAC3 by this time which will add a huge advantage for the number of missiles carried. Also the NSM which will still subsonic is low flying and stealthy so the enemy won’t see it coming. I think these would leverage a big advantage to the US. Not to mention things that the sim can’t take into account like more real world experience and better crew training.

Kinetic energy is an amazing thing

Are there any models for Dragonfire or the US equivalent?

i know that you can't do anything about it, but the way that the aircraft for both sides fight at knife fight range is so infuriating

F-35s are reported to be able to carry the Makos internally

Wouldn’t they have Constellation class in the US carrier group?

Thanks Cap, been waiting for another big battle for what feels like months. I'm not going to lie I've been skipping a lot of your content lately as I really like the more real world big battle scenarios. but I know those are much harder for you guys to make them. Is it me or did something seem up with the airplane AI on both sides they seemed much dumber than usual or is that because this is single player and usually you mix in a few humans on both sides.

Hi, Cap. Best of luck on your recovery! I was wondering if your SM-2 Blk IIIC seek has the IR seeker, in addition to SARH and ARH. The IIIC and and IIIB both have dual mode IR/Radar seekers, the IIIC just adds the ARH.

See, the thing with the Tomahawks is that the battle is over, Chinese Maverick is celebrating on the deck of the Chinese carrier, and suddenly they get hit by a dozen Tomahawks. "Oh, shit, we forgot about them..."

There is no 2027 Chinese carrier group LOL…they still can’t even get a carrier working.

Fully loaded 2027 UK carrier group vs China would be interesting. Give them as many F-35B as will fit in a QE class carrier. Upgraded frigates and such with more and better missiles. NSM, CAMM, etc.

I suggest you review the roadrunner project and the use of swarm drones with mass replication technology based on ships.

US carrier carries 75 fighters, it’s very practice as they can hold 90 if needed.

Lacks important skills, called combat experience, basically the most important parameter in war

Carrier battle!!! FUCK YEAH.

Glad your voice held out, Cap. Get better, m8.

Could a flight of J-15s spotting for takeoff have boosted those Mako hits? Does the destruction of aircraft (or their weapon stores) on a carrier cause any extra damage in the sim?

That was a fucking brawl. Although the F-35s were basically braindead.

Sweet battle. Did you mention what happened to the LRASM? I missed it. I thought the Super Hornets launched those.

The F-35 is only a little bit better than the Chinese knockoff? Awesome video guys!

Am I crazy, but did I miss like 3/4's of the MAKOS? I only think like 16-20 were fired when it should have been more like 60? I mean two groups of 15 planes should be 60. . .

Bet we still habe cruisers in 2.5 years

I wonder what the G limit is carrying those huge anti ship missiles and whether that’s modelled. I’d guess they’re a similar weight to a large bag and most planes are limited to around 3.5-4G with those.

I have a feeling the Ticonda Rosas will be in service long after 2027...

The Tomahawk would be a TASM (Tomahawk Anti Ship Missile) variant. The TLAM is Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. 😂 I didn't know how much you keep up on modern propulsion systems, but I saw that the US "accidentally" make an in atmosphere ion powerplant capable of Mach 10+.I don't know how long it will take before is makes it into a warplanes or missile. A video request, once they get up and running. 2027 Earth Navy's and the Rebels vs. The Star Wars Empire, please.

To get the ships to fire as a time on target attack... Would it be possible to spawn in some ships loaded with the slower stuff, then after some time spawn some ships with the fast movers?

So I just noticed that the F/A-18 was carrying the SM-6/AIM-174 missile during RIMPAC, and may have used it in testing as a Anti-Ship Missile to use on the ship they sunk during the exercise. I hear it's normal Naval Defense Range as a SM-6 is 240 Miles which is huge, but imagine what it is with a Jet at Mach 1.3 at 35,000 feet. I bet it come close to 300 miles in either Anti-Ship or Air-to-Air! That's a awesome development! And I wonder if they took these little things and try them cause of the Data NCIS took from you and I am sure lots of other people. DCS, and you guys that have just DCS YT channels have probably Improved the NAVY and Air Force more than we could think and will ever know. If they did take it from your data, cause I do remember a video a ways back that you did, with I think the Hornet carrying the AIM-174/SM-6. Not sure if it was prior to them taking your data or after. But either way, I think the people that do Improve the Navy or any branch of the military from your data, should get Credit at least for it. At least a plaque or something!!!! This was my 2nd time watching it cause it has a lot of different things going on in this mission, like the Tomahawk Anti-Ship missile and the New Mako. And I noticed even more than I already knew, but China copies everyone's Military equipment. Like the F-35, the HHQ air defense missiles are copied from the S-300/400 Systems. I wonder if China is rethinking the systems, although they didn't do the exact same thing, so they are probably better. Cause I think China's Tech is way better than Russia's. We know from the War with Russia, that their Space System and Satellites are absolutely Useless. And they have to get their Satellite Photos from China. And that is Putin's downfall! Cause China owns him now, and after this war ends Russia will be at its weakest, and I bet China will go after the Territory Russia took back in the day, what the 19th Century or early 20th century. I actually am really starting to think XII will not go after Taiwan cause they know they will lose and their economy will hit Rock Bottom. But if they go after their Territory Russia stole, the World really will not care and all Chinese Sanctions would be lifted and if they want Territory, well they have a rightful claim to take their Territory back. Cause if you think about it, Taiwan would end up destroyed and be absolutely useless for 25-50 years after. Which means nothing to XII cause he'd be dead by then. But Thank You GR for your Great Videos, they really give people like me a lot of Information & Intel on everyone's system! I understand it is a game/simulation so nothing is exact, but I think you have the best channel for being the closest to exact in real life. Thanks CAP & TEAM GR!!! And Thanks as well CH!!!

They will have to face three or four carriers. So good luck.

Love these mock battles and the estimated cost...but where are the subs?

33:50 My best guess is that a Mako impacted onto a J-15B and it's ASMs blew up on the carrier.

Why no AAmissiles counted for team blue?

*places obligatory hate mail in mailbox*

FINALLY!!

American Viewington Hatemail: I hate that you were feeling too sick to record and that we didn't have your wonderfully weird brand of comedic commentary for a while, but I sure am glad you are feeling well enough that we have you back. (No disrespect to those who stepped in for Cap while he was gone you did a great job.)

Hey Cap, can you try a time-on-target US strike on a Chinese carrier group using LRASM and MAKO? The idea being that the MAKO saturates the defenses and radar channels allowing the LRASM to slip through.

A Dingo ate my baby

Great battle, its probably not possible in DCS but it would be great if misslies changed targets based on whats been destroyed, and if ships were disabled by one missle since CV's wouldnt be able to launch planes for a while after even a small missle hit and destroyers sould be blinded since their radars ate extremely delicate (maybe they could still use CWIS or IR missle like rim 116).

SIM ??

Heal up soon.

With Mako missiles having so much kinetic energy the explosion is a lot bigger than the actual warhead. Also if 2 missiles hit the carrier near the waterline couldn't that be enough to sink it?

Why don't the fighter jets participate in subsonic missile interception?

winner faces off with the British latest carrier group? Would love to see HMS Queen Elizabeth in action.

"Gee year fal con"

On the forums, CH's missiles got pooched by the most recent update. Has that been resolved or, is this prior to the update?

anyway you could also include the submarines that are typically with CSG's? I don't know if DCS has them or not.