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Originally Posted by namvet
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.
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they went from being the primary naval weapon to being the tag along for the way of the future. I was saying that the battleship was obsolete as the central naval unit of a modern fleet. Yes, a few purposes were found, but that is not relevant to the context of the discussion (Japan's possession of two battleships in 1945 does not demonstrate that they are offense-capable.