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First the Langley, now the Houston.
Thank you for providing them both with a second chance.
I know the poor Houston will probably be lost eventually anyway, considering the odds facing her.
After all, the USN in WWII lost 63% of its prewar heavy cruiser force, not counting the US East Coast Ferries Tuscaloosa and Augusta.
But just the thought of having HMS Exeter, an RN heavy cruiser, take the loss instead, shows a more even-handedness coming out of this thread, even when no one, including me, would have questioned it if even BOTH ships were lost, never mind one over the other.
Now, we get to watch the mighty HMS Warspite avenge her smaller brethren.
Would anyone agree with me that in combat service in IOTL's WWII Warspite was to battleships what the Enterprise was to aircraft carriers?
First the Langley, now the Houston.
But just the thought of having HMS Exeter, an RN heavy cruiser, take the loss instead, shows a more even-handedness coming out of this thread, even when no one, including me, would have questioned it if even BOTH ships were lost, never mind one over the other.
Now, we get to watch the mighty HMS Warspite avenge her smaller brethren.
Would anyone agree with me that in combat service in IOTL's WWII Warspite was to battleships what the Enterprise was to aircraft carriers?
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