Wiktionary
a. (context military English) Attacking military units that are on the surface of the ocean.
Usage examples of "antisurface".
Same with the subs they sent, half of them are antisurface SSGNs with limited utility against submarines.
Half these surface platforms are antiair and antisurface, not primary ASW assets.
Furthermore, the S3 carried only torpedoes and a few antisurface weapons, nothing capable of taking on a determined fighter.
Unspoken was the second part of that sentence--that if the Victor were carrying antisurface missiles, Batman would need to act preemptively, to take the submarine out before it could launch.
Still, it was possible that there was a flight of stealth-equipped bombers carrying antisurface weapons just behind the fighters.
The SH-60Bs were also equipped to carry the Penguin antiship missile, which would offer McKee an antisurface defense as well.
With shore-based aircraft, he can control antiair and antisurface forces for hundreds of miles.