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The USSR never built any true aircraft carriers. Their fleet consisted of “aircraft cruisers” mainly for helicopter ASW. How did the USSR expect to fight a war in the Atlantic without a carrier force?

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We’re Gilles De Rais and Elizabeth Bathory really serial killers as was claimed or was their prosecution (persecution) politically or religiously motivated?

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Why was the Titanic considered “unsinkable?”

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How did ancient peoples so geographically removed from each other all develop nearly identical designs for the bow and arrow?

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Why didn’t Naguma split his forces by Carrier Division? Have Carrier Division 1 use all its planes to attack Midway and CD 2 save all its planes in reserve?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The USSR never built any true aircraft carriers. Their fleet consisted of “aircraft cruisers” mainly for helicopter ASW. How did the USSR expect to fight a war in the Atlantic without a carrier force?	158
We’re Gilles De Rais and Elizabeth Bathory really serial killers as was claimed or was their prosecution (persecution) politically or religiously motivated?	43
Why was the Titanic considered “unsinkable?”	5
How did ancient peoples so geographically removed from each other all develop nearly identical designs for the bow and arrow?	5
Why didn’t Naguma split his forces by Carrier Division? Have Carrier Division 1 use all its planes to attack Midway and CD 2 save all its planes in reserve?	1