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Originally Posted by andylegate
Yes, sadly, the BB was actually obsolete by the time WWII started.
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Aww,
back in the day (WWI - Jutland, British Fleet)
P.S. and I always liked this picture -
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/g42522.jpg
All those 6" shell casings piled up speak volumes, of the men sweating down in the magazines and the turrets (Brooklyn class 6" guns were not power loaded), and of those on the receiving end (each casing means a 105lb shell landing down range).