And it is true that vast fleets of airplanes on both sides contribute a new and uncertain factor, but there is nothing which proves that even the superiority in airplanes can win the war.

但同时，双方庞大的战机队，也给战争带来了新的和不确定的因素。当然，战争的胜负不仅仅取决于空中的力量。

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In 1916, during World War I, British and German fleets fought the Battle of Jutland off Denmark.

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In 1916, the largest navy in the world belonged to Great Britain (the U.S. devised plans for war with Britain as late as the 1930s), while Germany and France built powerful fleets.

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