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Old 09-03-2008
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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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the government thought Hammer. why???? your suposed to a marine. they were used for gunfire support for troops ashore. and you didn't read the link i posted. its in there. why is this so hard for you to understand???? its plain, clear and simple.
Because we had other ships that were perfectly capable of providing accurate gunfire support, as well as imporved CAS capabilities. The further WW2 receeded into the past, the more and more battleships became redundant.
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