Why do the warriors fight with swords while winged battle cruisers rain down death from above?

NEWYORKER: Crash Landing

During operations, Nimitz-class carriers sail at the centre of a carrier battle group of ships that includes guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, logistics ships and submarines.

BBC: News | In Depth | Military Fact Files

In 1914, at the Battle of Coronel off Chile, the British ships Good Hope and Monmouth were sunk by German cruisers with the loss of 1, 600 lives.

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