Can’t we fly helicopter gunships (Cobras) with our convoys coming through the straits? They should be able to mence those speedboats at a considerable distance.
What!! Provide air cover for ships! What a revolutionary concept! Think of the HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales.
From 12,000 or so miles away, one wonders if we have an adequate amount of aircraft available to support the Fleet.
I believe the USMC still deploys Sea Cobras to the Gulf