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The author says "dedicated platforms could provide ballistic missile radar coverage." It doesn't sound like he's suggesting we skip ballistic missile defense.
by DennisP 3y ago
The author says "dedicated platforms could provide ballistic missile radar coverage." It doesn't sound like he's suggesting we skip ballistic missile defense.
- trynumber9 3y agoI understand a bit with the one role perspective. But why build short range air defence destroyers at all? Because the ballistic missile destroyers will have a more capable radar and be able to fit all the same anti-air missiles and the bigger ones too. So it seems like their "one role" subsumes the others entirely albeit with the caveat it'll be more painful to replace if they're lost in war.
- lumost 3y agoThe author may be thinking that in a peer conflict, some number of ships would be taken as “acceptable” losses. This could be a useful role for a cheap forward deployed “drone” ship, but I’d expect alternate platforms would be more effective.
- ianburrell 3y agoThere are two kinds of ballistic missile defense. First is defending land targets with ships instead of base. Second is defending fleet from Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles. Without BMD on escorts, ballistic missiles can wipe out fleet.