The means of confrontation in war have always been evolving and advancing; no weapon can dominate the war stage for long.
On the battlefield, offense and defense have always alternated in taking the lead.
For decades, this is the situation that the Empire Navy has been facing.
Before the development of the "Golden Bell Shield" system, which is a ship-borne air defense system centered on a passive phased array radar, the greatest threat faced by the Empire Navy was the saturation attack constituted by 30 heavy anti-ship missiles fired within approximately 10 minutes.
Based on this standard, the Empire Navy determined the basic performance of the anti-air cruiser and thereby established the technical parameters of the "Golden Bell Shield" system.
At that time, it was assumed that in low-threat waters, only one anti-air cruiser needs to be equipped with the carrier battle group, while in high-risk waters, 2 should be equipped.
