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Posted on 07/29/2016 7:43:59 AM PDT by C19fan
Despite the vast scope of the Second World War, the navies of the United States and Nazi Germany fought few, if any, direct surface engagements. By the time of America’s entry into the war the Royal Navy had already sunk or neutralized the lion’s share of Hitler’s Kriegsmarine, with only Hitler’s U-boats remaining a substantial German threat.
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I think the Iowa class also had radar something the Bismark did not have. Hands down the Iowa class destroys it unless it runs away IMO.
Iowa by a bunch.
IIRC the Bismarck was technically a heavy cruiser; not sure what the distinction is.
The Bismark barely beat the HMS Hood, a cruiser. Granted, the Hood had help but it was vastly overrated, especially in the tight quarters of the North Sea. In the open waters, who knows.
The never built “Montana Class” of BBs would have been something to see...
Yes they would have been. The biggest and most powerful battleships of all time. My uncle served on the USS Wisconsin in the Korean War. I have been on her and she is still a grand ship.
Iowa Class: 16 inch guns - Effective range = 42,345 yards = 22.8 miles
The Iowa class, by a mile. Make that almost TWO miles. {;^)
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I can never hear that name without thinking of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KecIdlEAKhU
Bismark was sunk on its first outing, design flaw allowed a single torpedo hit to disable its ability to maneuver leaving it a sitting duck... its kind of hard to argue that the Bismark would win, given history of the Bismark...
But lets play this out, Iowa, faster speed, Better fire control, and Radar etc.... Bismark would have been at a vast disadvantage not only against an Iowa class but against South Dakota class as well.
The design “flaw” that cost the Bismark its life, is one that a nation more experienced with ship building and naval warfare would not have made.. Germany did not have vast experience compared to other naval powers, so there were fatal weak points in the Bismark’s design, that the designers probably never even thought about.
Iowa class, easily, given equal crews.
16 inch vs. 15 inch main guns
9 vs. 8 main guns
deck armor almost twice as thick.
top speed almost twice as fast (38 mph v. 22 mph)
The North Carolina class of battleships would be a better comparison as they preceded the Iowa class, being launched in 19441 and were the successors of the 1932 Colorado class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina-class_battleship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado-class_battleship
We stood where MacArthur sat to take the Japanese surrender, walked the entire ship, except for the boiler room which was accessible via near vertical ladder.
Yamato vs NJ?
Bismark - Zunk
Iowa - All still afloat
Hmm hard choice D’oh
Bismark had radar.
The biggest and most powerful battleships of all time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato-class_battleship
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