What happens if today's HMS Queen Elizabeth and a full F-35B air group replace the 1915 battleship of the same name?
Short answerThe carrier could destroy the High Seas Fleet and strike artillery and ammunition positions across the Western Front with impunity, although sustaining her would depend on adapting contemporary fuel and ordnance production.
NotesThe answer argues that First World War ships and air defenses could neither find nor effectively engage F-35Bs. Even after modern guided stores ran down, the aircraft's computers could deliver period-manufacturable unguided bombs with extraordinary accuracy. The decisive advantage lies in the complete mismatch in reconnaissance, altitude, speed, and fire control rather than in one particular missile.