The response to predictions of inevitable submarine or hypersonic destruction begins with the contest before a weapon hits. Avoiding detection and detecting the attacker first are the initial protective measures. A hit by a powerful modern weapon remains a serious event, with greater ship size judged to improve the chance of survival. Heavyweight and backbreaking torpedoes are explicitly acknowledged as dangerous, with their ranges and operating conditions requiring attention. An attacker using uncrewed assets would also face the possibility of the task group's own uncrewed systems.
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Survivability begins before the torpedo is fired
Detection, weapon range, and opposing uncrewed assets complicate predictions of inevitable torpedo destruction, while larger size offers no claim of invulnerability.