As an additional measure, two heavy Greek Cypriot patrol gunboats were stationed near Morphou in order to launch a naval strike, should the need arise.
The Chinese would then emerge from rear positions to engage the enemy when the Japanese land offensive started after naval and artillery strikes had ceased.
During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, the Indian Navy launched a fast naval strike on the Pakistani Naval Headquarters of Karachi.
Air and naval strikes continued for days, when on 3 January 2009 the IDF began a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The game has a somewhat lengthy campaign mode that lets players immerse themselves in the various theaters of war: dogfights, bombing strikes, secret missions, air support, and naval strike.
On the night of 4 December 1971, the Indian Navy launched a fast naval strike called Operation Trident on the Pakistani Naval Headquarters of Karachi.
Japanese vessels made naval strikes against Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The defence of Karachi harbour was therefore paramount to the Pakistani High Command and it was heavily defended against any air or naval strikes.
The updated Longbow radar has an oversea capacity, potentially enabling naval strikes; an AESA radar is under consideration.
Air and naval strikes also hit the city.