Should the US reactivate battleships?

Julhelm · 04-24-17, 02:50 AM

Battleships were hopelessly outmoded the moment Billy Mitchell sank one.

All that armor really did was prolong the inevitable. In the case of Bismarck and Yamato, they were so heavily armored that allies had to use extreme firepower to bring them under, needlessly slaughtering thousands of sailors. The Iowa's armor protection is comparatively weak and pretty much any modern SSM would mission-kill it outright.

04-24-17, 02:50 AM	#20
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	Battleships were hopelessly outmoded the moment Billy Mitchell sank one. All that armor really did was prolong the inevitable. In the case of Bismarck and Yamato, they were so heavily armored that allies had to use extreme firepower to bring them under, needlessly slaughtering thousands of sailors. The Iowa's armor protection is comparatively weak and pretty much any modern SSM would mission-kill it outright.