antiship
Against maritime vessels
Antiship describes weapons or tactics designed to attack ships, especially warships: antiship missiles, antiship mines.
The term appears mainly in military contexts, where naval defense and offense require specialized armaments capable of targeting vessels at sea.
Also spelled anti-ship.
Barbed spear for whales
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- precision-guidedDirected to exact destination
standoff · over-the-horizon · radar-guided · mine · depth-charge · warhead · launcher · turret
Medium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- carrierOne that transports
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- corvetteLight, fast warship
submarine · tanker · freighter · merchant · cargo · convoy · flotilla · amphibious
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
- blockadeSealing off a place
- sortieArmed raid outward
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
barrage · engagement · strike · raid · assault · swarm · evasion · area-denial
Radio-wave object detection
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- targetingSelecting as objective
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
guidance · seeker · sensor · surveillance · reconnaissance · infrared · thermal · satellite
Underwater naval craft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
Preventing hostile expansion
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
defensive · dissuasion · standoff · retaliation · credibility · escalation · threat
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
precision-guided · standoff · over-the-horizon · radar-guided · mine · depth-charge · warhead · launcher · turret · interceptor
frigate
Medium-sized naval warship
corvette · submarine · tanker · freighter · merchant · cargo · convoy · flotilla · amphibious · gunboat
interdiction
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
salvo · barrage · engagement · strike · raid · assault · swarm · evasion · area-denial · minelaying
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- targetingSelecting as objective
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
tracking · guidance · seeker · sensor · surveillance · reconnaissance · infrared · thermal · satellite · periscope
submarine
Underwater naval craft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- droneUnmanned flying machine
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
strategic · defensive · dissuasion · standoff · retaliation · credibility · escalation · threat
antishipantiaircraft
Ground-to-sky weaponry
anti-aircraft · anti-tank · antitank · antisubmarine · air-to-ground
ship, shipping, ships, spaceship, shipped, shipwreck, warship, flagship, battleship