Web2 sep. 2011 · So many liberties must be taken to compare the two in a hypothetical fight. We must say the Bismarck was at her technological height in May of 1941. So even if you were to use the Iowa's technology when she joined the fighting fleet in August, 1943, she still had a superior radar, fire control and weaponry. WebThe bismarck was a smaller faster, stronger armored ship, with smaller, but high quality guns, the Yamato class was bigger , slower ship, with bigger guns. Who wins Iowa or Yamato? And the Winner Is: Based strictly on raw numbers, I would give the edge to Iowa based on her superior fire control.

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http://www.combinedfleet.com/b_heavy.htm Web30 aug. 2011 · The only aspect of Bismarck which is comparable to Iowa is side armor, 12.6" to 12". Every other aspect of Iowa's armor is superior - deck armor, internal volume protected by armor, turret faces, etc. Iowa's shells weigh 2700lb to Bismarck's 1760lb. That's most of your answer already. razing of a building

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Web18 mei 2012 · Iowa is a better design ship it has better fire control higher speed better damage control. Iowa main guns are equal to Japanese ones at long ranges(20 000m). … WebThe German TIRPITZ (and BISMARCK) armor design was, mostly, a beefed up version of that used in the W.W.I BADEN Class (as further modified in the never-completed W.W.I-designed successors to that … Web19 nov. 2024 · Reviewed by Ed Calouro. HMS was the final battleship built for the Royal Navy. She represented the last of a long line of historic ships stretching back at least a century to the ironclad HMS Warrior (1860) if not to HMS Victory (commissioned in 1778) and similar ships of the line. It was a sad day indeed in 1960 when she was sent to the … razing of atlanta