HI123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Type 93 Torpedo, Swordfish, Torpedo Bomber
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They included first generation computers on the bridge: the iowa was the most advanced battleship of wwii. It was protected very well and could resist 16"" shells fired from an effective range. It could also shoot effectively: the yamato was the largest battleship ever built. One of the turrets weighed as much as a single destroyer: battleships were primarily used for shore bombardments as well as escorts for the aircraft carrier. The birth of the aircraft carrier: the origins of the aircraft carrier are very modest. It began with a seaplane tender (the hms engandine). This ships role at jutland inspired an idea of extending the range of the fleet. This would extend the reconnaissance range of the aircraft fleet: as aircraft became more powerful, the navy thought beyond reconnaissance to give the aircraft a fighting role in warfare. The first navy to embrace this was the royal navy.
