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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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Originally Posted by namvet View Post
they were???? then why were they assigned to carrier TF's???? why did these "obsolete's" stay in service in Korea. Vietnam. the gulf war ???? and why did they raise the the BB wrecks in pearl harbor and put them back in service ??????

BTY is was 4 not 2.
I honestly do not know why we kept them around as long as we did. There was certainly no good reason to keep them around after WW2. I suspect it was more of an image thing than any real military value.

What was 4 and not 2?
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