re: Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found

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Planes could sink battleships.

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Planes can sink all ships.

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Battleships were made for surface warfare.

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So are cruisers, destroyers, frigates, etc. And Battleships continued to play a role in surface bombardment after 1942 and the Iowa was recommissioned in the 1980's. So much for being obsolete.

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When aerial bombardment was created, battleships were vulnerable and obsolete.

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Not if they have air cover, and we had many carriers to protect as well as attack.

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Planes could sink battleships.

Battleships were made for surface warfare.

When aerial bombardment was created, battleships were vulnerable and obsolete.

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The Iowa class were designed to keep up with the aircraft carriers and to fight with air cover. They were not obsolete because somebody had to protect the carriers.