[GSlob]

Didn't one of these effing kilos recently got smack in the middle of Kitty Hawk group? so much for "keeping anything from getting too close". And I do not recall that it was in particularly congested waters.
phalanxes are to be improved. their number per large ship ought to be increased to something like a dozen or two. a VERY large ammunition supply is to be provided for them, as it is likely that an equal or greater weight of ammo will have to be expended in shooting down one missile threat from a 2 ton missile. Configure them in such a way that they could shoot down, and close to the ship, to be able to pulverize a Cole-like attack.

[Cicero]

Yes, very true. And frankly, the admiral sounded like an idiot. Unfortunately, screwups are not unknown in war or in hostile situations.