Birbal
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The Soviet navy was designed around firepower rather than defenses. The central element of the U.S. navy is the aircraft carrier, designed to project power against enemy land forces and surface ships. The rest of the navy is built around defending the aircraft carrier. In contrast, the central element of the Soviet navy was the heavy guided missile cruiser, designed to destroy enemy warships with massive swarms of cruise missiles. The rest of the navy is built to augment this firepower and to add heavy anti-submarine capability. The Soviet philosophy is far more effective and economical.
Obviously, Iran cannot build sufficient heavy guided missile cruisers to take on America's massive navy. But it can build many small warships designed around firepower and "asymmetric" warfare in the sea.
The key philosophy always is to look at the opponent's navy and draw big red X-s on it. Now that you see the enemy ships as targets, you build your navy and air force to destroy those targets.
Obviously, Iran cannot build sufficient heavy guided missile cruisers to take on America's massive navy. But it can build many small warships designed around firepower and "asymmetric" warfare in the sea.
The key philosophy always is to look at the opponent's navy and draw big red X-s on it. Now that you see the enemy ships as targets, you build your navy and air force to destroy those targets.