Solid Shot
So, while 'great big' & 'heavy' may need a bit of refining to a numpty like myself, this sounds difficult to get to Mach 3 very quickly & accurately. ( I'm familiar with the breathtaking acceleration figures of rocket missiles )...
As this nasty pointy thing coming the other way sounds horrendous, I assume we're talking something substantial ( D.U. cricket / foot ball better than explosives ? ) even at M3, to deter it - or better still have the launch vehicle knobbled by the airborne early warning / fighter combination which will of course be in attendance...- Just like the CVS has now - , a situation which will persist for a long time methinks.
+ Without such top cover, is it me, or with it's mix of missiles, wouldn't one or two serious attacks, with decoys etc thrown in, soon empty the magazines if the poor T45 is doing everything for the entire Navy around it, as seems the plan ?
Ok, hat, coat...