• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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      11 hours ago

      They were obsolete after WWI when the first aircraft carriers were introduced.

      Come WWII they were food for torpedo bombers.

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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        They were always vulnerable to torpedoes hell that’s one of the reasons why the old dreadnaught class was phased out. Regardless they still served their purpose during WW2 as a way to imperfectly fill the hole that modern destroyers now fill, also they were damned useful artillery platforms in the Pacific and during Korea.