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When the Iowas appeared the day of the battleship was over and really the US had no need for them. In action their 50 calbre main guns would have been a powerful force. But they never achieved the strategic importance of what the Bismark achieved. The Brismark took Force H away from the Mediterranea...

I could not see the Germans inflicting a crushing defeat to the Grand Fleet. There were just too many British warships and too much firepower. The German rangefinders did not work well in severe battle conditions and lost most of their edge. If the Germans inflicted numerous casualties if would be a...