Battleship

Battleships are large armored warships with main batteries typically consisting of large-caliber naval guns. These heavy guns can be used against other ships, ground targets, and in extreme cases, even aircraft. Battleship guns are renowned for their high accuracy and are capable of causing severe damage to anything their aimed at.

While considered obsolete in many modern navies today, battleships appear in several major navies throughout the Foxtrot: Foxes in Arms series, with some named examples being well-known or named.

History
Battleships were the main warships of many navies in more modern history, dominating naval warfare from the late 19th Century up to the early to mid 20th Century. This was a time when even a nation's economic state and place in world powers was determined by the size of its battleships. However, the advent of the aircraft carrier made that type of vessel a navy's main striking force, rendering the battleship virtually obsolete. However, through FFIA's lore, battleships were still predominantly used up until the 21st Century, albeit to a lesser extent to more modern types of vessels.

United States Navy
The Iowa-class battleships are the most notable class of ships of this type built for the United States Navy. With the first ship entering service in 1943, the four ships had a collective service record of nearly 50 years, and they served in numerous wars and conflicts, including the Pacific War, Korea, and Vietnam. USS New Jersey (BB-62) is the US's most decorate battleship, and USS Missouri (BB-63) was the sight where the Empire of Japan surrendered in 1945. By the 1990's, all four had been retired and preserved as museum ships.

In the late 2010s, USS Missouri is recommissioned as a training ship in the wake of the Navy needing more ships in its fleet in response to the threat posed by the Urocyan Empire. Ultimately, Missouri was instead restored to combat readiness just before the outbreak of the Urocyan War, and becomes the flagship of Battle Group Delta. Missouri would go on to participate in various missions throughout the war, including the likes of Operation Vanguard, Operation Ocean Fox, and even the likes of Operation Kraken and Operation Eagle during the short-lived Russo-American War.

During these same wars, the Navy briefly considered bringing back another one of the Iowa-class ships for extra security and fleet numbers. It is unknown which battleship was chosen based on the series.

Russian Navy
During the Russo-American war, the Russian Navy would deploy battleships of their own. These ships are known as the Project 23GM Guided Missile Battleships by the Russians, but NATO would classify these ships as Rossiya-class battleships, after the first ship of the class to enter service, the Rossiya (192). At least two ships of this type were seen escorting Russian aircraft carriers during Operation Kraken, though they would take lesser roles for the rest of the war. During Operation Eagle, Rossiya came under attack by American forces to exact revenge for earlier Russian attacks. It was crippled after taking several missile strikes attempting to escape the harbor, and it eventually sank.

Urocyan Imperial Navy
Under Arian Torres's direction, the Urocyan Navy deployed battleships during the Urocyan War. These ships are reverse-engineered Iowa-class battleships with heavy modifications based on the Guided Missile Battleship design.

Named Vessels
USS New Jersey (United States Navy)

USS Missouri (United States Navy)

Rossiya (Russian Navy)

Marshall Voroshilov (Russian Navy)