【6 U.S. destroyers deployed in the Arabian Sea, forming a "Tomahawk" firepower network】
The U.S. has deployed six Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the Arabian Sea, but they are all dispersed and operating independently. This deployment model directly spreads naval strike firepower across a wide area, not only expanding the U.S. long-range precision firepower network in the Middle East region, but also demonstrating strong maritime sustained attack capability.
According to tracking data from the U.S. Naval Institute website, these six destroyers with independent strike capabilities were not directly integrated into the "Lincoln" aircraft carrier strike group as expected by the public, but instead were spread out in different seas, building a long-range precision firepower network from multiple directions.
These destroyers are equipped with 90 to 96 vertical launch units, capable of carrying a large number of "Tomahawk" missiles with a range exceeding 1,600 kilometers. The latter has the ability to penetrate defense networks at low altitudes and is mainly used to destroy command centers, air defense missile positions, and weapon storage facilities hidden inland.
By dispersing the launch platforms over hundreds of nautical miles, it not only makes it difficult for the enemy's radar to track, but also ensures that even if some warships need to be reloaded with ammunition or defend themselves, other warships can continue to launch missiles, maintaining a high-intensity continuous attack pressure. This tactic is considered a "distributed" maritime strike that the U.S. Navy has been designing for many years. However, it's interesting to note that this tactic was originally primarily designed for potential operations in the Western Pacific.
From a broader perspective, by dispersing multiple launch platforms, the U.S. can maintain long-term long-range strike capabilities without relying on regional airbases, thus forming a maritime strike firepower network directly constructed by "Tomahawk" missiles.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859184087006218/
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