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Surface combatants (or surface ships or surface vessels) are a subset of naval warships which are designed for warfare on the surface of the water, with their own weapons and armed forces. They are generally ships built to fight other ships, submarines, aircraft or land targets, and can carry out several other missions including counter-narcotics…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a carrier strike group may have an individual commander in charge of each separate warfare element | instance of | while larger formations | 0.80 | text |
| fast attack craft | instance of | often from the ship but also from helicopters - particularly against small ships | 0.80 | text |
| Tomahawk or KalibrUSN categoriesIn the United States Navy | instance of | often at long range using land-attack cruise missiles | 0.80 | text |
| there are two divisions of surface combatant missions | instance of | often at long range using land-attack cruise missiles | 0.80 | text |
| Tomahawk or Kalibr USN categoriesIn the United States Navy | instance of | often at long range using land-attack cruise missiles | 0.80 | text |
| Surface combatant | related to Anti-aircraft warfare | Anti-aircraft | 0.60 | section |
| Surface combatant | related to Anti-aircraft warfare | AAW | 0.60 | section |
| Surface combatant | related to Anti-aircraft warfare | Some | 0.60 | section |
| Surface combatant | related to Anti-submarine warfare | Anti-submarine | 0.60 | section |
| Surface combatant | related to Anti-submarine warfare | ASW | 0.60 | section |
| Surface combatant | related to Anti-submarine warfare | Many | 0.60 | section |
| Surface combatant | related to USN categories | In | 0.60 | section |
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