# In the World Wars (I & II) should battleships have been used more aggressively?

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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-world-wars-i-ii-should-battleships-have-been-used-more-aggressively/912230/102 "2020-07-12T02:44:26Z")

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> [@ASL\_v2.0](#):
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> Okay, Whack-a-Mole, which is it? Are the battleships you have in mind going to just be replicas of the WWII-era ships, or are they going to be upgraded to have missile systems and advanced communications and computer systems on par with missile age warships?

Do you know that [WWII battleships were upgraded with missiles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eevs2IL7y8) and modern defense systems?

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