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SO in the end it seems like shore based ( carrier based if available to the attacker) airpower is the most vital component of ASUW in the narrow seas
I think it has been since the 1940s. Hypothetically since the 1930s.
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SO in the end it seems like shore based ( carrier based if available to the attacker) airpower is the most vital component of ASUW in the narrow seas
it was probably not until the advent of the AEGIS system that surface ships can counter multiple air threats at the same with any degree of confidenceI think it has been since the 1940s. Hypothetically since the 1930s.
it was probably not until the advent of the AEGIS system that surface ships can counter multiple air threats at the same with any degree of confidence
is that fair to say ?
Proximity fuzes did a good job until the aircraft could use missiles to make standoff attacks.