Originally Posted by
EDLB
With large ships it is the same as with tanks. If the defender has access to high tech weapons they are easy prey. I assume even a CVBG will not be able to withstand an assault with several hypersonic missiles. It will boil down to a severe EW and jamming war. The time of large surface ships was over in WW2 as soon as you lost air superiority.
Nothing new here.
There are reasons, military wants the latest of the latest technology: to be better than the potential enemy.
Without a CVBG or tank battalions, etc, you won't have any "offensive" options, so you need these. Just more fancy stuff to protect your classics.