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re: Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:56 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:56 pm to Ace Midnight
True.
Now which is more suited to softening up invasion sites?
Now which is more suited to softening up invasion sites?
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 3:52 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Now which is more suited to softening up invasion sites?
Your point is well made... While Air Power was in fact a major factor in Naval Combat, the role of battleships to prepare the landing zone was (and can still be..) very effective.
Posted on 2/9/19 at 7:56 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Now which is more suited to softening up invasion sites?
Strike aircraft.
You don't need 16" guns for naval prep - that's costly and overkill. 8" and 5" guns are just fine, if accurate as substitutes for field artillery. The carrier group would have plenty of cruisers and destroyers with 8" and 5" guns for those tasks.
Plus strike aircraft that can service almost any target dozens of miles away.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 7:57 am
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