Yes Red, it is a pity that old Doc Hickman didn't live to see his ideas finally adopted by the USN.
In the extremely unlikely event that you and I are called to storm some hostile foreign shore in that cute little Kevlar and Carbon Fibre Ski-Doo, is there any chance we could have some TOT from something like maybe the New Jersey before we surf in?
In a previous life I learned that our adversaries may not have seen enough American war movies and often have the unprecedented gall to actually fire upon us! Cheeky bastards, those Worthy Oriental Gentlemen. I say soften'em up a bit before we go in. Please?
Some nuclear tipped cruise missiles would be very effective in softening things up a bit..................