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Originally Posted by Chris
Also, naval battles (of which there have been precious few since WW2) are no longer conducted by lines of opposing battleships lobbing shells at each other. The aircraft carrier, not the battleship, is the capital ship of a modern blue-water navy and a major international naval confrontation would look more like the Battle of Midway than the Battle of Jutland.
In any case, there are no battleships left anywhere in the world since USS Iowa and USS Wisconsin were retired. HMS Dauntless is an air defence destroyer and in that role, guided missiles designed to take down aeroplanes are the primary armament. Incidentally, she has the capability to down every military warplane in the whole of Latin America, if that helps shed a little light on why the Argentines are so peeved.
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Okay. Stupid question time...
According to wiki the Dauntless has a 48 missile array. Does that mean they have loads more below deck, or do they only carry 48? If the latter, how do they shoot down every military warplane in Latin America with just 48 missiles?