The F22P will probably carry anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, a 100mm gun,
anti-submarine weapons and a helicopter.
The remaining chapters describe the evolution of delivery systems, strategic and tactical, including aircraft, missiles, artillery, and
anti-submarine weapons. Also included are valuable appendices on the U.S.
"Maritime forces need better
anti-submarine weapons, and face a massive threat from submarine and air-launched missiles and also from mines; the most serious deficiency is in numbers.
Showell, a naval historian and author of several other books on U-boat operations, takes a chronological look at the submarine and its history from World War I and II to the modern German Navy, including weapon systems,
anti-submarine weapons, and builders.
It consists of really small missiles that don't have much range." They are installing vertical launchers, but mainly for anti-surface and
anti-submarine weapons.
Regarding naval-force development in 2001-2010, the principal trends include the creation of next-generation, multipurpose submarines; the design and production of dual-purpose surface ships with high-accuracy assault and
anti-submarine weapons; creation of new ship-borne and land-based aircraft; and the further development of command, con trol, and communications equipment.