Re: Battleships...again......

On Mar 9, 1:17 pm, "BF Lake" <non...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<deemsb...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4ad00bef-3d64-496d-96ea-

 >   I disagree. The torpedo has always been the worst aerial enemy of
even the biggest ships.

But that didn't stop the carrier from continuing to exist, and it has the
same problem as a BB hull for that.  Didn't Andy just post that  test
bombing of  NELSON's deck got the LION's cancelled?

Regards,
Barry

Carriers had greater strike capabilities than battleships. That's
why they replaced them. Put 4 bombs on the deck of my battleship and
I'll put 4 torps into the hull of your battleship. I'd be willing to
bet the odds that my battleship would still be underway and at least
partially mission capable are greater than yours.
.

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