Naval warfare has long been distributed across vast distances because fleets assign multiple task groups to different operational tasks. The Battle of the Philippine Sea offers an example of many linked actions spread across a wide area rather than one tightly packed encounter. An individual carrier group also does not operate as a parade formation because its ships normally maintain substantial separation. The useful distinction is between operational distribution among mutually purposeful groups and simply scattering ships.
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Distributed naval warfare means multiple task groups
The discussion distinguishes naval distribution across many task groups from dispersing one formation without regard to mutual support.