Fire n Forget,
and would only go if the boat was particurarly close to the coast (understandable)
The reason 'the boat' would be close to the coast would be to launch the aircraft, not the other way round with the aircraft launching because they were close to the coast.
The inclusion of Apache in Ellamy had a lot more to do with reasons other that political
PR and there WAS a need for it in Libya. You may well have gained some insight from the ATO sat in either the CAOC/E3/Akrotiri or back at Scampton/Boulmer but there were significant strategic reasons for the inclusion of both Apache and SKAsACs as part of the tri-service and international effort.
I am sure that you will come back to denigrate the efforts of the whole team onboard Ocean, including the AAC and the other assets in the area as you seem to do in every post you make on Pprune. The world does not revolve around scopies!