Can a cruise missile sink an aircraft carrier?
Can a cruise missile sink an aircraft carrier? In practical terms no a single cruise missile cannot sink a USN super carrier. A cruise missile can mission kill a carrier…. that is damage it so badly that the flight deck is unable to operate aircraft.
Can a cruise missile hit an aircraft carrier?
There are four types of weapons that pose a danger to carriers: cruise missiles launched from aircraft, ships or land bases; ballistic missiles launched from ships or land bases; torpedoes launched from submarines; and drifting or tethered mines.