I don't disagree about the "systems" argument in all of this (after you getting warned by Blitzo). But you are diverting from the original point on the usefulness of MLRs. Do you notice how futile the land-launched aspect is and how logistically cumbersome it is to deploy MLRs to middle of nowheres compared to fires readily available by USN ships and air squadrons?
You quoted me in a post where I was responding to a specific comment about the Tomahawk, but the scenario involving the USN, USMC, and USAF goes far beyond a single missile model—which was exactly the point I raised.
The scenario may be complex, but the Marines' reform makes it quite clear that their objective is precisely what is being discussed in this thread: creating multiple A2/AD pockets on various islands to contain the PLAN and PLANMC within the 1st Infantry Command. Everything is being modernized and restructured to allow the Marines to be logistically supported in this environment, although this logistical capacity is still far from what is needed to make the concept of FD a full reality in the short/medium term.
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Also, there is no need to list them all in a 报菜名 fashion to make them sound scary. They are not.
I list this for awareness purposes, noting that when the Americans were relying solely on Harpoon anti-ship missiles, they were in a far inferior position to the Chinese, but the scenario is now changing and the capabilities of the USN/USMC are strengthening.
Tomahawks and air-launched LRASMs might be the only options that don't put the launch platforms at serious risks of PLAN anti-ship fires. And even those ranges are being (or already have been) closed in by PLAN fast, plus Tomahawk being a nonLO subsonic target. All the other options are so laughable and futile in a Taiwan contingency (Quicksink, Harpoon and SM6? Are you kidding LMFAO?). You even had to repeat SM6 3 times, Tomahawk 3 times, Harpoon 3 times and NSM 2 times to make up the big scary list. Please stop and get help.
As I said, the USN/USMC's capabilities are strengthening. I mentioned some missiles more than once because the Americans determined that these missiles would have different launch modes, meaning it will be a distributed lethality for all branches of the DoD, which will ultimately strengthen and enhance American anti-ship fire, which was previously confined only to the Harpoon when the LRASM was exhausted.
