The Victoria Cross is awarded for
“ ... most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.[1]
jumping on a grenade qualifies.
Why is it that battleships are no longer apart of anyones fleets? They can still serve a purpose in a navy as seen in the gulf war. As I understand it its because of the new technology introduced that there guns arent very useful, but if there just modernized I think they can still be important...
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