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Originally Posted by OneShot
When attacking another unit always keep in mind "What is its main job and what are its capabilities". Now the AEGIS Ships are designed as main AAW defenders if you shoot at it with missiles you fight it on its own turf - bad idea. Instead attack it with torpedos - the more the merrier. Your chances are a lot higher doing that.
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I found out the hard way that aircraft are useless against AEGIS ships. It's like a giant spiderweb surrounding the CVN, on the slight chance that you penetrate the surrounding CGs, FFGs, and DDGs, there's no guarantee that you'll hit the CVN. Nonetheless, while ASMs fired from fixed wing aircraft are useless against the CSGs, ASMs fired from surface ships seem to fare better for some reason.
I also noticed that in a combat situation regarding a CVN CSG, FFGs are the first to go, as the
Oliver Hazard Perry-class FFG is an aging platform and has little defense, if all, against ASMs particularly super-sonic ones. All it has is a single-armed Mk 13 missile launcher forward, and one Phalanx CIWS aft. That's it. Not to mention that the FFGs resistance against damage is like a boxer with no chin.
Anyway, the best weapon to use is the torpedo, I agree. But the CSG's ASW capabilities are fairly good and combine the fact of escorting SSNs, it'll be a tough nut to crack.
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Originally Posted by OneShot
As far as missiles are concerned ... lots of em from different angles arriving at the same time ... that should work. But I cant emphasize enough the fact that missiles should not be your primary choice against AEGIS ships.
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True, I found out the hard way that torpedoes and artillery fire, such as five inch guns and sixteen inch cannons, are the best against these types of ships. A Phalanx CIWS and a standard missile can't shoot down an artillery shell, torpedo or bullet, can they?
