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Not CAP. CAP and Patrol are two totally different things. In the case of the P-3, this means maritime patrol, which means flying randomly over the sea looking for and identifying any ships, boats and submarines it comes across. If it finds a boat or something or a disress call, they can vector Seakings to the area of the problem and coordinate a rescue. In a wartime situation, if they find any hostile ship or submarine, they'll attack it with the Harpoon missiles, torpedos and depth charges which they usually carry inside a bomb bay and try to destroy it or send it away. If they find a civilian or friendly ship which is OK, they simply fly by. CAP, OTOH, is fighters flying a path around airbases or any regions that they are to protect and attack any enemy fighters which try to threaten friendly aircraft and ground forces.
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