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During Operation Neptune, Five Battleships (all refitted WWI-era deadnoughts), a monitor, about 20 cruisers, and dozens of destroyers bombarded German defences on D-Day. It was claimed by some that several beaches, especially Omaha didn't have enough gunfire support, and it may have led to the significant casualties that day.

Would having additional Battleships, particularly those with larger guns (i.e, 16-inch guns), have made a difference?
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