Wait until you find out that you have to replenish sm-3s.
I think we both know what i was getting at here. Obviously the houthis weren't about to sink anything, but one could confidently make the argument that multiple ships had to leave the red sea specifically because the houthis depleted their interceptors. Propaganda point? Sure, but im giving that dub to the houthis cause they definitely earned it
I have personally been aboard an Aegis cruiser during a missile loadout at NWS Yorktown, so yes, I know. The Navy is not equipped to reload a mk 41 VLS at sea, unlike many other weapons systems.
I know what you were getting at, it's just not a fair characterization.