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What weapons are on battleships?

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Source: Iowa-class battleship. USS Texas The USS Texas is one of the first modern American battleships based on the design of the British Dreadnought class of battleships. It was commissioned in 1914 and fought until decommissioned in 1948. It saw a great deal of action in WWII. read more

When added to the battleships in the 1980s the Tomahawk became the longest-ranged weapon carried by the battleships. Owing to the original 1938 design of the battleships, the Tomahawk missiles could not be fitted to the Iowa class unless the battleships were physically rebuilt in such a way as to accommodate the missile mounts that would be needed to store and launch the Tomahawks. read more

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