User blog comment:Void Samukai/The 7 key BBs in history/@comment-26482266-20160118024133

1: HMS Dreadnaught - It was a key battleship because it started the whole trend of battleships. Nothing else to say here...

2: USS Nevada - As terrible looking it is, it had the all-or-nothing scheme that pretty much defined the future of naval warships.

3: HMS Queen Elizabeth - First BB to use Oil-fired boilers instead of regular ones. Plus, the HMS Warspite...

4: HMS King George V - It was key in telling the world why BB's have 15in-16in guns rather than a large quantity of 14 inch guns.

5: KMS Bismarck - It was key to telling the entire world that AA guns were needed, or it will get severly damaged by even the most basic biplane.

6: USS Iowa - It achieved the absolute perfect balance of firepower, protection, range, mobility, and anti-aircraft.

7: IJN Yama-toe - It was a key ship because after being sunk, it told the whole world that BB's were essentially useless and that the future will belong to aircraft carriers. Oh boy, was it correct...