Cruisers
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snrdg082102
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Hello Lionel,
Yep, the only people that would be lower would be those in a bathysphere or bathyscaphe. But we are both lower than whale, er uhm, oh never mind I'd be censored if I said the word anyway
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Yep, the only people that would be lower would be those in a bathysphere or bathyscaphe. But we are both lower than whale, er uhm, oh never mind I'd be censored if I said the word anyway
.BetterThanLife
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Modern day battleships? I thought the last battleships produced were in 1945.
Though the New Jersey did have a tendency to become active on a regular basis they have all been retired again. (For over 10 years AFAIK.) The only thing close to a Battleship produced since WWII was the Russian Kirov. Since WWII the only ships designed for direct combat action without using aircraft were the Russian guided missile Cruisers and Submarines. Everything else may have a secondary anti-ship capability but has the main mission of supporting a Carrier, ASW and/or Anti-air. Even the Russian main anti-ship weapon was land based bombers. But Battleships would require escorts in the modern Navy to keep the pesky aircraft and subs away so they can concentrate on destroying the enemy's ships.
The same holds true for Traveller. While a Drednaught can make fast work of small ship squadrons its main function is to destroy Capital ships. Therefore it would be a good idea to bring along some escorts to shoot up the enemy's fighters/light craft, conduct the actual planetary bombardment and other nonsense so the Capital ships can be ready to trash someone else's Capital ships.
The same holds true for Traveller. While a Drednaught can make fast work of small ship squadrons its main function is to destroy Capital ships. Therefore it would be a good idea to bring along some escorts to shoot up the enemy's fighters/light craft, conduct the actual planetary bombardment and other nonsense so the Capital ships can be ready to trash someone else's Capital ships.
