Hi Julhelm, I agree it's a combination of technological maturity and doctrinal needs but even back in the old days the sacrificial frigate was really more of a desperate measure against the Soviet wake-homing monsters rather than a conscious choice. It is reasonable to assume that if the USN had any other viable countermeasure they'd prefer it to losing an escort every time a Sov skipper got within range.
IIRC the command-detonation was a necessity in the Mk45 because it had no terminal homing of its own and relied on the firing sub's sonar picture for guidance (similar to nuclear SAMs in this manner). In Command we do in fact perform remote detonation of such weapons when they reach the estimated target position but it's something done automatically by the virtual sub crew, not manually by the player.
Thanks for your input!
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