no more Ice-Breakers?
Will they keep the old ones in service for ICe-oPS?
I think the coast guard should have ASUW Defense, Offense and Detection capabilities. AAW Offense, Defense and Detection Capability and ASW Defense and Detection capability.
ASUW- The reason is clear, ASUW is done daily to check for contraband, criminals, etc.
AAW- I think they should be able to accurately detect a missle, fire a chaff to confuse it lock onto to whatever aircraft fired it at them and return the favor.
ASW- I don't think it should be loaded for submarine combat. I think it should be able to accurately detect and then report to the navy an enemy sub or investigate a posssub and in the event launch countermeasures hopeing someone forgot the safties on their torpedo. Maybe they could be loaded with depth charges but their boats are so small I don't think it would work.
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