Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Choosing a fictional warship to send to 1939

A modern high-tier fictional carrier or battleship would give a 1939 navy overwhelming leverage, but the choice turns on the war and opponent imagined.

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Question

Which fictional World of Warships vessel would you send back to 1939, and why?

Short answer

Exceptionally powerful carrier or battleship concepts would reshape a 1939 conflict and could shorten it.

Notes

A large carrier and powerful battleship concepts both offer overwhelming leverage, so there is no single choice for every scenario. The governing principle is blunt: stack the odds to end the war quickly while bringing more people home. One speaker favors the fictional Thunderer at the Denmark Strait because its capabilities would remove much of the uncertainty from that encounter. A modern ship's sensors, weapons, protection, and speed would radically change an early-war engagement. A follow-up notes that a G3-style all-forward main battery can concentrate armour efficiently against surface fire, whereas growing aircraft threats demand broader all-round protection.