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That's the one I did not agree with. A "major" warship should be heavy cruiser, battleship, or aircraft carrier. Something that can be built in the thousands is really not "major."
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That's the one I did not agree with. A "major" warship should be heavy cruiser, battleship, or aircraft carrier. Something that can be built in the thousands is really not "major."
More large capital warships were sunk by submarines than the number of submarines sunk by large capital warships. The largest British, Japanese warships, US carriers Wasp and Yorktown all sunk by submarine. I think you can make case for major warship as opposed to large capital ship.
That's the one I did not agree with. A "major" warship should be heavy cruiser, battleship, or aircraft carrier. Something that can be built in the thousands is really not "major."
Yamamoto by the thousands? Heck, who had thousandS U-boats?
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How about floating mines, do they count as major warships?
The mine is not a ship so no. Submarine in WWII major warship by shear destruction wrought yes, but not a large capital ship. Ohio Class and what ever replaced the Typhoon Class major capital warships and if used as intended life on earth for humans will never be he same.
Displaces more than 500 tons? Capable of long range independent voyages?
If the answer to those questions are Yes, Than its a ship
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