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You are a helpful AI assistant.
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Complete the following sentence: In many of the crucial early battles of the Pacific, such as in the Coral Sea and...<end_of_turn>
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...Midway, the battleships were absent or overshadowed by the aircraft carrier strategy of launching waves of aircraft, to attack hundreds of km away. In the later battles of the Pacific, battleships primarily carried out coastal bombardments in support of amphibious landings and also provided anti-aircraft defense as escorts for aircraft carriers. Even the largest and most powerful battleships ever built, the Japanese "Yamato" class, armed with nine 460 mm guns and designed as the main strategic weapon, never had the opportunity to demonstrate their potential in a decisive battle, such as those featured in the Japanese pre-war plans.<end_of_turn><eos>