Originally Posted by
Haraka
Could one of you experts perhaps tell me how you can confidently protect such a high value target from a Surface-to-Surface long or intermediate range (possibly Nuc. from an emerging nation in the coming years ) ballistic missile coming down from above at terminal velocity?
Why use something so dramatic given the almost total absence of self-defence fitted to the UK carrier?
This high value target relies on others for protection, so we must hope that this works out ok. Such reliance on others has never been tried before so I guess we need to keep our fingers crossed.
After fitting 'yesterday's CIWS' to the ship I guess we are ready to defend against 'yesterday's anti-ship missiles'.