US Standard-Type Battleships 1941-45 (2). Tennessee, Colorado and Unbuilt Classes/Линкоры стандартного типа США 1941-45 (2). Теннесси, Колорадо и нереализованные проекты

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Of the 17 battleships that the United States Navy (USN) went to war with in December 1941, 15 of these were older ships dating back to 1912. The most recent of these were the ships of the Tennessee and Colorado classes which constituted five of these battleships. These ships, called the “Big Five” by the USN, had active combat careers in spite of their age. In addition to these two classes, this book covers the ships of the unfinished South Dakota class of battleships and the Lexington class of battlecruisers. Construction of these ships had been started after World War I, but was cancelled after the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. These overlooked ships were significant since the South Dakota class had the potential to be the most powerful battleship of the interwar period and the Lexington class was the only class of battlecruiser ever begun by the USN. The three preceding classes of dreadnoughts (the Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico classes) are covered in New Vanguard 220: US Standard-Type Battleships 1941–45 (1).
См. также US Standard-Type Battleships 1941-45 (1). Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico Classes/Линкоры США стандартного типа 1941-45 (1). Классы "Невада", "Пенсильвания" и "Нью-Мексико

Contents
Introduction
Us World War II strategy and the role of the battleship
The Standard-type Battleships' New Role
US Battleship Design Developments
US Battleship Weapons
US Battleship Fire Control
USN Battleship Radar
USN Battleship Tactics
The battleship classes
Tennessee Class
Colorado Class
South Dakota Class
Lexington Class Battlecruisers
Analysis and conclusion
Bibliography
Index