The era of the surface combatant is over. Anything located can be sunk anywhere by a technologically sophisticated opponent. Many young sailors will die horrible deaths before today’s “battleship admirals” realize the new reality. The Ukraine war and the Armenian/Azerbagani conflict has already demonstrated that armor is equally outdated and cannot survive on a modern battlefield. The silicon chip has changed everything.
With EMPs going off all over the globe, the silicon chip will be short lived......................