Re: The port would, for a short period, become a battlefield . . .
Unauthorized access to the vessel is to be deterred at all costs, at all times. The captain knows this. The crew knows this. A small war would ensue, with the ship's crew tasked with fulfilling the above.
Within hours, contingency forces would be on hand from our bases in Korea and Japan, and China would need to fall back -- very, very quickly.
Dan