I don’t believe that CVN carry Warhogs, but LPD should carry Apaches. One Marine Apache could wreck havoc on a swarm of fast missile boats. Asymmetry my ass.
Lots of A10s in Saudi and Iraq.
The Marines have this. Plenty capable.
The AH-64 is a hell of a platform. Carries a 30MM chain gun with 1200 rounds, two hell fire missals or a variant, and 12 air to ground rocket pods. Mess with them and your are dead. Then can sit a mile away and pick you apart.
Marines fly Cobras, not Apaches.
Navy also have serious E2C aircraft in the sky, drones, and satellite observation surrounding a carrier
NMone of that means a thing if the enemy shoots first with a hypersonic missile. If we are prepared for war, we might stop it. if we are surprised, we lose a carrier.
USMC does not fly Apache - they fly Cobras.