I just feel like showing off...

[abaris]

It's true about the thinking of the strategists and the rapid rush of technology, but it's not true during WW1, when the planes were not a serious threat to the battleships, and submarines were not yet highly effective.

The subs were highly effective in WWI.

The battleships were designed as ships of the line, so the only real battleship bettle was the battle of Skagerak. It doesn't exclude iondividual successes, but the weapon system wasnt as effective as strategists thought it would be.

Btw, one of the most cringeworthy moments I got from the history channel is the sinking of Szent Istvan. They use it again and again like the bullshitters they are, reagrdless if it fits the bill. They never used it in their original context though, which tells a lot about the channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt8rJPsDOAc