Delta Force
Banned
Historically navies tended to keep ships in service for decades of service, even if badly obsolete, but battleships and gun cruisers were retired in massive numbers immediately after World War II. This was also seen with pre-dreadnoughts and regular dreadnoughts following the experience at Jutland. Battleships continued to be built leading up to and even during World War II even as aircraft were proving themselves as a powerful naval weapon. Since battleships kept being built even as they were showing their vulnerability in real world conditions, how long will big gun battleships and heavy cruisers continue to be built and serve in a late/no World War II scenario? Also, how will this missed war experience impact the development of the aircraft carrier and battleship?