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Originally Posted by Oberon
AEGIS could take out four or five but one or two would still get through and from the angle of approach they would screw the flight deck if they hit, thus putting the carrier out of useful action.
Not an all powerful weapon, but still an interesting approach to the problem of circumnavigating CVBG defences.
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Even if the ASBM is equipped with the smallest warhead, 100Kt will do more than screw up a flight deck.
Remember, what 15 Kt did to Hiroshima.
This is something to be concerned with. But like any other weapon system, it can be mitigated... given time, money, and focus.