Hi there, I'm the new guy. I'm hoping to post some things related to my writing here, to see if they're plausible, interesting, or in need of work.
What if the USS. Enterprise had been the site of the Japanese surrender instead of the Missouri?
I believe I had read somewhere (or perhaps it was on of those Battle 360 episodes) that before the Missouri was selected and after, many high ranking officers and politicians were pushing for a more veteran ship, like the Enterprise for example?
True, she had been badly damaged near the end, there is a precedence for quick repair. The Yorktown was on the verge of sinking when she entered Pearl, but in three days she had almost been fully repaired and sent off to Midway. With the Enterprise's damage not as catashropic and at least two weeks before the ceremony, surely she could at least having external and superficial damage repaired?
Also, what would happen to the Big E now? Would she stay commissioned through Korea and become a museum ship?
What if the USS. Enterprise had been the site of the Japanese surrender instead of the Missouri?
I believe I had read somewhere (or perhaps it was on of those Battle 360 episodes) that before the Missouri was selected and after, many high ranking officers and politicians were pushing for a more veteran ship, like the Enterprise for example?
True, she had been badly damaged near the end, there is a precedence for quick repair. The Yorktown was on the verge of sinking when she entered Pearl, but in three days she had almost been fully repaired and sent off to Midway. With the Enterprise's damage not as catashropic and at least two weeks before the ceremony, surely she could at least having external and superficial damage repaired?
Also, what would happen to the Big E now? Would she stay commissioned through Korea and become a museum ship?