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 | | The battle was unrivalled in size until the one of Midway, was a descieve swedish tactical victory but its strategical result was poor (due to poor army performance and previous lack of initiative from the swedes) and the war ended without any territorial changes. |
 | | But the period was one of intensive experimentation with new technology; steam power for ships appeared in the 1810s, improved metallurgy and machining technique produced larger and deadlier guns, and the development of explosive shells, capable of demolishing a wooden ship at a single blow, in turn required the addition of iron armor. |
 | | During the Pacific War, battleships and cruisers spent most of their time bombarding shore positions, while the carriers were the stars of the key Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the climactic Battle of Leyte Gulf, largest naval battle in history. |
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