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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart
That is why I said it could be a feint. It isn't just a conventional operation, but rather a psychological one.
Also, it forces the enemy to make a choice between tracking the missile and intercepting it, or tracking the sub and intercepting the other. It divides the defence force up and messes up the chain-of-command.
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Or, they can do both, because you're in their waters, and they likely have more assets there than you do.
Also, that's several hundred extra miles you traveled, risking detection the entire time.