Conventional answer to question, why is retention of battleships necessary, might be: "because they are backbone of fleet"; author seeks to explain why battleships form backbone of fleet; comparison of battleship with other types of fighting ships; granting that fleet has to have backbone, it must be made of battleships; nothing else is tough enough, because nothing else has size to make it tough enough; that is why battleships must be retained.
Why battleships are necessary in all major naval fleets
Mar. Rev
Marine Review ; 59 , n 10
1929
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Article (Journal)
English
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