Throwing a new topic out for discussion...
So, if reactivating the Iowas now is a bad idea, why was it a good idea in the 80s? Were they worth the very large refit, maintenance, and manpower costs? Should the money have been spent on keeping old carriers in the fleet, developing a new surface combatant, etc? If reactivating the Iowas was in fact a good idea, what has changed since then that it is now a bad idea? Or is it a good idea even now?
So, if reactivating the Iowas now is a bad idea, why was it a good idea in the 80s? Were they worth the very large refit, maintenance, and manpower costs? Should the money have been spent on keeping old carriers in the fleet, developing a new surface combatant, etc? If reactivating the Iowas was in fact a good idea, what has changed since then that it is now a bad idea? Or is it a good idea even now?
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