Factually, it’s almost not possible for a single non-nuclear hypersonic missile to sink a Nimitz-class provider. The ship is a honeycomb of 1000’s of watertight compartments made from high-strength metal. Nonetheless, Iran doesn’t must sink the ship to win; they solely want a “Mission Kill.” The kinetic power of a 2,000-pound object hitting the flight deck at Mach 10 would punch a gap via the runway and doubtlessly detonate aviation gas under. This could not sink the vessel, however it could render the flight deck unusable, stopping the F-35s from launching and successfully eradicating the “Armada” from the struggle.









