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On reflection I was wrong there - even small UAVs could pose a serious
threat to ships coming within artillery range of a hostile shore, since
they could lase the ship to guide in laser-homing artillery rounds like
the Russian Krasnopol.

This line of thought might lead into interesting possible conclusion:
return of coastal artillery. If target acquisition works, why not use
advanced SPH's for anti-ship use? If ERGM type rounds can be used they
have more range than most ASM's. SPH's should be also quite flexible as
they could be used to attack land targets as well, a capability which
land-fired ASM's are mostly not suitable for.

A four gun battery firing ERGM-type rounds within MRSI range: maybe
12-20 inbound very small, very fast targets, repeated for perhaps four
times within four minutes, with total of 48-80 inbound rounds. Perhaps
not possible for Iran-type state for a long time, but maybe for China
(and Taiwan as well...).

Mvh,
Jon K