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They did all this and more. They also killed them and gave them new diseases they couldn't fight off.
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Warships are complex and sophisticated tools; understanding and communicating what makes a difference to their quality, capability and value for money are difficult tasks. An example of how it might be done is the way air forces have used the shorthand of 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation fighter aircraft. This post proposes a system of classifying warships by generation. The purpose is twofold: first, to enable navies to more easily and clearly communicate with policy makers and the general public about current and future capability. The case for a future surface combatant is not proved simply by a label, but the ability to quickly communicate the direction and consequence of such a capability makes it more memorable for those who do not live and breathe the detail.
The second purpose is to provide a different lens for understanding improvements in capability. Navies are constantly seeking capability improvements, but why and how have different technological and operational improvements had greater impact? By identifying those historical examples which had large impacts, it will assist identification of future improvements. Moreover, it will enable estimation of their development paths and the organisational changes required to support them.
This classification scheme uses the 1906 launch of HMS Dreadnought as its starting point, because it the best known of a series of technological and tactical evolutions which together constitute the start of modern naval warfare. Many of the elements of contemporary naval warfare are discernible from about 1900: beyond visual range wireless communications, aircraft, submarines, fire control systems (early analogue computers) and modern propulsion systems.
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