[CaptainCrunch]

I've always been a fan of the Battleship design, but WW2 represented a massive shift way from big gunned heavily armored ships that could dominate a small area, versus a carrier that could dominate thousands of square miles and drop ordinance with more effect and more accuracy.

In the pacific, the Battleship was really reduced to a secondary role, as Carriers became the primary offensive weapon. The American's managed to turn the war around with three active aircraft carriers. The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor could have never been carried out by battleships.

Even the Bismark was eventually stopped by one lucky torpedo drop by one plane.

With the retirement of the last four Iowa class battleships in the 90's the Battleship era officially ended as Naval Aviation pretty well took over close air support and bombardment duties.



Probably the closest thing to a modern battleship today would be the Russian Nuclear heavy battlecruisers, the Kirov class, which is designed around missiles and not guns