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As we all know, due to the advent of aircraft carriers and the guided missile, battleships have gone the way of the dodo. They were big and vulnerable craft and could easily be decimated by carrier or missile strikes. However, battleships had one thing that other vessels did not have: massive firepower. Battleships, as we all know, are the only kinds of ships capable of using large naval guns. This makes them excellent options for fire support. So, I'd like to know: If we ever see an increased need or emphasis for amphibious assaults in warfare, for whatever reason, will we see the re-emergence of the battleship? If their shells are too short-armed, could new shell types be developed? Could such a battleship be equipped with many defensive weapons (perhaps many more times than that of a destroyer or frigate)? Or would it just be simpler to buy a group of destroyers instead and call it a day?
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