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Hmm, not sure where I was advocating HE shells for such small calibers. I'm not sure those make sense, particularly if you want a fuzed...

I wonder how much of the doctrinal changes between the world wars came about due to increased situational awareness? In the dreadnought...

The costs relatively match what I have for Kriegsmarine ships: Bismarck (capital ship) 197,000,000 Reichsmarks Admiral Hipper...

In addition to the dollar cost, there's also the question of lead times and how quickly you can scale up construction. BB size guns and...

Wikipedia mentions that the Essex class carriers cost between $68-78 M each, in 1942 dollars. Although those were stamped out in large...

I think the American fast BBs cost between $80 and $100 million dollars each. The Iowas had to cost more than that, what with their new...

British estimated costs during Inter war period: Maintenance cost (annual) Aircraft cost (annual) Capital Cost (annualized) Mid...

FWIW HMS Rodney (completed in 1927) cost approximately £6M in 1939-40 British pounds (not including ammunition or aircraft). HMS King...

I think it's more about the rise of air power, as I described above. The RN was very very angry that the High Seas fleet managed to...

The interesting question is, why were there so few ship vs ship battles involving BB's then? Clearly the big navies of the world had...

The traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, buggery, and the lash. - Winston Churchill

Agreed. Those that are actually interested in the night fighting capacities of the RN rather than pontificating that the British were...

I agree, and further I think one can argue it would be close to the sweet spot also later in the war, as cannons relied more on the...

Yes, that was what I was hinting at with my previous comment. Reasons varied, but the bottom line being that nobody really entered WWII...

Larger than "traditional" HMG (~ .50 cal) but smaller than 20mm might be in some kind of uncanny valley? If you shoot slugs, you make...