For fuck's sake. Why does everyone think carriers are fragile little flowers?

Oh boy, a cocky one.

There a many, many vulnerabilities on the surface of a carrier. Use you imagination. For example, remind me how you launch a fragile F-18 when 100 drones with HE are hovering overhead, waiting for you to bring it onto the deck. In fact, the drones will simply land on the deck to conserve power and wait. If 200 of the original 1000 drones survive the initial attack, can you imagine the possibility that they may group together the attach a critical part of the ship with their 200 lbs of HE? Imagination, try it out.

Where are the drones launched from? In 10 year, probably 10 miles away. Probably from 1000 small drone boats that can easily get within a couple miles of the the carrier. From shore when the ship have to dock for any reason. How about Iran when the carriers pass within a few miles of their coast (Straight of Hormuz)? Again, use your imagination.