What new abilities would you like to see?

[kalthalior]

edit: This topic has gone quite a ways since I started to reply to Aloofi -- sorry for the delay.

Aloofi said:
No Battleship have been built after WW2. The Last american Battleships comisioned during WW2 were scrapped and the hulls used for Carriers. The largest warship in any fleet today its a Cruiser size.

Actually, no US WW II era BB was converted to a CV, but 2 WWI era BC were ( Lexington & Satatoga ) and served with distinction in the Pacific. Most BB were either scrapped or are floating museums today. There is an initiative to reactivate 1 or 2 Iowa class, primarily driven by the US Marine Corps' desire for a larger fire support platform for Naval landings. I would also note that 2 modernized BB fired over 1000 rounds of 16" shells in Gulf War 1 -- basically destroying 5 Iraqi army divisions in the process. The missile capability is an ADDED feature, not the primary rationale for the modernization of the 1980's.

More BB info

[ May 06, 2003, 17:37: Message edited by: kalthalior ]