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> When was the last time US ships actually had to fight? Vietnam? 1988 Operation Praying Mantis [0] during the Tanker War in the Iran-Iraq war. Iran deployed s
by EthanHeilman 8y ago
> When was the last time US ships actually had to fight? Vietnam?
1988 Operation Praying Mantis [0] during the Tanker War in the Iran-Iraq war. Iran deployed swarm attacks, but only at a small scale. Which was one of the largest US naval battles after WW2.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis