The French took battleship tonnage to build the Dunkerque and Strasbourg although they would be overmatched by ships built to Treaty limits. Why did they do this? - Quora
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French Firepower Forward: The unrealized potential of the Dunkerque and Richelieu Class Battleships | The Inglorius Padre Steve's World
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French Firepower Forward: The unrealized potential of the Dunkerque and Richelieu Class Battleships | The Inglorius Padre Steve's World
![The imposing superstructure and armament of Dunkerque class battleship Strasbourg.[2000 × 2181] : r/WarshipPorn The imposing superstructure and armament of Dunkerque class battleship Strasbourg.[2000 × 2181] : r/WarshipPorn](https://preview.redd.it/enmw48lbnh631.jpg?auto=webp&s=d3c19a66ffcb0c0ec5d9d1c89b8f7f2592fb3fe4)
The imposing superstructure and armament of Dunkerque class battleship Strasbourg.[2000 × 2181] : r/WarshipPorn
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