Well, I think the point isn't that bombers can take out a battleship, it's that, from a RP point of view, a battleships is MUCH more important than a couple of bombers, so people should explain what that battleship is, who captains it, where it came from, and what its job is.
That said, I think that all can be covered in a few paragraphs, without requiring a major piece of fiction.
Edit: Removed rogue apostrophe. Damn the apostrophes.
