True or False: Attack submarines serve as protect screens against surface attacks and provide gunfire support for land operations.

Attack submarines are primarily designed for specific roles, including hunting enemy submarines and surface ships, conducting reconnaissance, and engaging in land attacks using cruise missiles. Their primary mission is to remain stealthy and undetected while attacking threats rather than acting as protective screens against surface attacks or providing gunfire support.

While attack submarines can engage in strategic operations and support land operations through missile strikes, they do not fulfill the role of screening against attacks in the same way surface ships or aircraft might. Their stealth capabilities make them masters of surprise but do not lend themselves to the more traditional defensive roles expected of surface vessels responsible for providing direct protection or gunfire support.

This clarifies why the statement is false, as it does not accurately reflect the primary functions and operational strategies of attack submarines within naval warfare.