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Destroyers are a lot bigger than aircraft. Big enough to carry equipment that can be used to defend themselves like SAMs and CIWS. You can also park a destroyer
by __loam 2y ago
Destroyers are a lot bigger than aircraft. Big enough to carry equipment that can be used to defend themselves like SAMs and CIWS. You can also park a destroyer offshore and sit there, menacingly, without exposing the ship to AWACS and long range fighter patrols. Anti-ship missiles exist but Aegis is a lot more durable to that.
- snailmailstare 2y agoI think Russia still has most of its fleet because the US wasn't initially comfortable giving Ukraine the range that is typical?
- ethbr1 2y agoAfaik, the US hasn't given Ukraine any latest-generation anti-ship missiles (cruise or ballistic). Ukraine has sunk Russian shipping at dock with ALCM or at sea with their homegrown ASCM.