Keep in mind that we once had many battleships in the fleet. They were rendered obsolete by the airplane.
Battleships are very fat targets in this age.
Bismarck and Musashi were eventually sunk by bombs. Then there was the near-successful attempt sinking USS Cole reflecting the potency of asymmetric warfare, and of course current drone technology which, if Ukrainian boat drones are able to sink large Russian missile cruisers, what more with a battleship about the size of an Iowa?
He’s in it mainly for the belief he wants to show a bigger e-peen.
What are you thinking of when you say “drone”? Again, phalanx guns are automatic anti-air defenses that have been around since 1980. Can’t speak to sea defenses, but I’m pretty sure the Navy can defend against water-borne drones.
I think you’re looking at Ukraine taking Russian warships with drones. They’re throwing rocks at toddlers compared to American Naval might. Watched a Ukrainian water drone home in on a Russian warship of some sort. LOL, they had dudes firing guns at it, manually. That is not the sort of warfare I think we’re discussing.
Think on this; If it’s carrying enough explosives to seriously damage an American warship, it’s a fat target. Until someone comes out with “cheap” drones the size of a Cessna, with stealth tech, I’m not too worried.