it would always be a numbers game on attack vs defenceI stand corrected then. All developments I wasn't aware of. I just know from personal experience that sea air defences were always one step behind, and it was twitchy bum time when the word incoming was mentioned.
ie - could a mass attack from land based aviation overwhelm a CVBG defences
thats why the Soviets always planned to use an entire Backfire regiment (which is about 75 planes) each with 3 or more cruise missiles
thats a lot of shit for even a single US supercarrier to deal with