A brief comparison of Ikara and other ASW weapons

Was Ikara the best Cold War surface-launched antisubmarine weapon?

The reply disagrees and names alternatives, but provides no detailed or consistently surface-launched comparison.

The question proposes Ikara as the best Cold War surface-launched antisubmarine weapon. The reply disagrees and names ASROC and SUBROC as alternatives it considers better for attacking submarines. No technical comparison is developed. Because the answer also names SUBROC despite the question's surface-launch condition, the passage should not be read as a like-for-like comparison of surface-ship systems.