Yamato VS. Missouri Mano A Mano-Who Wins

read what it took to sink the Yamamoto, and maybe think again.

gary

roowalker wrote:

It has been done in more than a few threads,different sites,etc. I believe the"last word" is that the superb fire control systems of the Iowa class would have meant many,many hits at long range,(plunging fire)before the Yamato could reply with any degree of accuracy.This long reach sort of negates many of the Yamato's excellent armament and armor features.

Agreed.  Yamato was surprisingly bad in accuracy when firing at the 'Jeep' carriers at Leyte!

Here is a link to a site that has a fairly good comparison chart on the subject that includes battleships from the major powers at the time:   http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm

 

 It has been done in more than a few threads,different sites,etc. I believe the"last word" is that the superb fire control systems of the Iowa class would have meant many,many hits at long range,(plunging fire)before the Yamato could reply with any degree of accuracy.This long reach sort of negates many of the Yamato's excellent armament and armor features.