Bases and wartime footing...

During WWII every overseas naval base we maintained was fortified 
with ant-aircraft weapons, airfields and the like. I think that the 
assumption of a "wartime" or "peacetime" situation is critical to any 
broad statements about base defenses or lack thereof. Even our "home" 
ports were heavily defended by multiple assets during WWII. 
Mike Wikan
Game Design\Conceptual Art
n-Space, Inc.
A Producer of 3D Entertainment Products