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A '''Aircraft Carrier''' (often called simply '''carriers''') is a type of Naval Warship used as a mobile airbase for military aircraft. Aircraft Carriers can project military force over very large areas and have as such become the key point of modern military warfare since the second world war.
An '''aircraft carrier''' (often called simply a '''carrier''') is a type of [[warship]] used as a mobile airbase for military aircraft. Aircraft carriers can project military force over very large areas and have become the key point of modern US military warfare since the second world war.


== Real World Carriers ==
== Real World Carriers ==
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== Carriers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
== Carriers in [[Science Fiction]] ==
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role as aircraft carriers, mainly carrying [[Starfighter]]s limited to STL Speeds.
Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying [[starfighter]]s limited to STL Speeds.


[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Real Technology]]

Revision as of 14:28, 13 January 2009

An aircraft carrier (often called simply a carrier) is a type of warship used as a mobile airbase for military aircraft. Aircraft carriers can project military force over very large areas and have become the key point of modern US military warfare since the second world war.

Real World Carriers

  • USS Enterprise (CV-6)
  • USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
  • USS Nimitz
  • IJN Akagi
  • Admiral Kuznetsov

Carriers in Science Fiction

Alongside traditional aircraft carriers, in science fiction it is quite common to have spacecraft filling a similar role, mainly carrying starfighters limited to STL Speeds.