My 2c: if there is ever a shooting war between two modern navies (eg US and China) surface combatants are all going to end up under water very very quickly, or too far from the action to offer anything useful.
We haven’t had a real naval battle in 40 years, arguably 80. Since that time, sensors of all types have become vastly more numerous and capable, as have missiles. I don’t see how a surface ship survives in that environment.
We haven’t had a real naval battle in 40 years, arguably 80. Since that time, sensors of all types have become vastly more numerous and capable, as have missiles. I don’t see how a surface ship survives in that environment.