There was more than one test completed, and the other shots were with a reduced powder charge, to simulate different ranges, one of which was simulated at 30,000 yards. At this point, the situation becomes academic. view. Analyzer (live action film) Analyzer (OS) Andromeda (OS) Ark of Destruction. Discussions on alternate history, including events up to 20 years before today. I will compare them to the others where it seems appropriate. Found insideHe vividly describes the battles over the concept of fast carriers between the air admirals and battleship admirals and offers little-known details gleaned from personal interviews and private diaries. Had the Battle of the Marne gone the other way, Germany might have forced France from the World War I in the early fall of 1914, just as it did in the spring of 1940. Yamato and Musashi (both of which have suffered significant damage to their upper works and secondary armaments) close to point blank range. While the British battleships couldn’t score a killing blow on the Bismarck, they did reduce the Bismarck to an inoperable wreck that was finally scuttled by her crew to prevent capture. Hasegawa 1/450 I.J.N. The behemoth classes of WW2 battleship are going at it in open sea. Limited Time Sale Easy Return. Vs. UN Forces prior to first contact with the Vajra in 2059. U.S. Navy photo. H 44 vs Super Yamato Super Yamato class vs . Germany and the United Kingdom might plausibly have come to an accommodation on naval armaments that would have left the Reich with a free hand on the Continent in exchange for the security of the British Empire. So who would have won in a ship on ship engagement? Lutjens wants to engage before dark, when he knows that the Japanese will have a significant tactical advantage, despite German radar. Joined: 2002-10-06 09:34am. The Yamato fired her guns only during the opening part of the battle. The Alsace class was a group of two fast battleships planned by the French Navy in the late 1930s in response to German plans to build two H-class battleships after the Second London Naval Treaty collapsed. IJN Super Yamato vs USS Montana vs German H-44 vs Maximum Battleship 641 members have voted. The Yamato Battleship was the lead ship of the Yamato class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. So we have 4 fights: 1. Two hours into the engagement, an explosion rocks Tirpitz; the crippled battleship soon capsizes and sinks. This should be a better matchup than the Bismarck Iowa matchup. A design model of the proposed Montana-class battleships. The only real defence system the Yamato ever displayed was (possibly used only once) to be able to form a ring of asteroids around itself to block incoming fire. Could Hitler's super warship best the biggest battleship ever built? Found inside – Page 230Garzke, William H., Jr., and Robert O. Dulin Jr. Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II. ... Muir, Malcolm, Jr. The Iowa Class Battleships. ), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) main ⦠The remaining Japanese cruisers and destroyers, having disposed of their German counterparts, open up with their own guns and fire their remaining torpedoes. Post He blogs at Lawyers, Guns and Money, Information Dissemination and the Diplomat. H-class battleship proposals – comparable German battleship design (cancelled) Design A-150 battleship – comparable Japanese battleship design follow-on to the Yamato (cancelled) Lion-class battleship – comparable battleship design of the Royal Navy (first two ships laid down, both scrapped due to the start of the war in Europe) Notes Re: Yamato Battleship vs Montana Class BattleShip Post by maltesefalcon » 17 Apr 2017, 21:30 The outcome of any engagement is mostly up to chance and Japanese willingness to engage their biggest ships in a surface duel. The Iowa-class ships were smaller but well balanced at 52,000 tons with a heavy battery of nine 16-inch guns. Strange, my source said it sank all four and having a bit of trouble finding another source at the moment to clarify. Thanks to advances in US radar-directed fire control, which by the end of the war enabled the Americans to fire accurately from beyond the visual horizon, Yamato wouldn't have stood much of a chance. Found inside – Page 296Italy's Last and Largest Battleships Ermingo Bagnasco ... 406/45 on the Nelson class, the 406mm on all of the US classes and the 460/45 on the Yamato class. North Carolina was not as protected as battleships of other nations but had 9 406 mm guns 3 triple turrets, which was stronger than armament of King George V class, for example; but was relatively slow with 27 knots (in comparison to Iowa). US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships: Pacific Theater 1944-45 has 1 available editions to ⦠Begun in 1938â39, the design was mostly complete by 1941. Lutjens decides to attack before Japanese cruisers and destroyers can close into torpedo range; German intelligence is well-apprised of the capabilities of the Type 93 torpedo, designed to destroy and disable capital ships at a distance. by Napoli » 24 Jan 2003, 06:12, Post ⢠Destroyers are much larger and heavier than frigates. The Montana class battleship were never built. something like the barrels more than 17 inch, so not very accurate. and relevant websites.The Yamato class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy were the largest warships of the Second World War and the largest battleships ever constructed, displacing 78,800 tonnes. The first variation, "H-39," called for six ships to be built, essentially as enlarged Bismarck-class battleships with 40.6 cm (16.0 in) guns and diesel propulsion. Two out of five projected super battleships of one class were completed during WW II, the Japanese Yamato and Musashi. Preceded by:Richelieu class Succeeded by:None Planned: 4 Completed:0. Post. by Galahad » 23 Jan 2003, 18:57, Post by Musashi » 23 Jan 2003, 22:54, Post Found insideThis new editions is a genuine 'Super Anatomy' containing the most detailed renditions of these ships ever seen. Among the never-laid-down battleship designs, the Montana was probably the closest to becoming a reality. by Takao » 28 Jan 2003, 19:36. Yamato (大å) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II.She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 in) Type 94 main guns, which were the largest guns ever mounted on a ⦠by Sieger » 21 Jan 2003, 06:17, Post Yamato takes Bismarck under tow until tugs arrive. Recounts the technical and other difficulties overcome by the Japanese to build the world's largest battleship, and tells how it was sunk. Bismarck and her sister Tirpitz displaced about fifty thousand tons, with a speed of roughly thirty knots and an armament of eight fifteen-inch guns in four twin turrets. Very Fire 1/350 USS Birmingham CL-62 light cruiser ... Tamiya 1/350 Yamato Japanese Battleship 78030. This fully illustrated guide offers historical context and step-by-step instruction for building and modifying Japanese battleship models. The Iowa-class ships were smaller but well balanced at 52,000 tons with a heavy battery of nine 16-inch guns. 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From Arizona to Yamato, here are more than sixty lavishly illustrated accounts of battleships from the most well-known to the most unusual, including at least one ship from every nation that ever owned a modern battleship. Overall, 3 designs were being considered for the Alsace-class. Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class (Warships of the Kriegsmarine) Read more. [A] When this attacks, if "Ready for Shelling and Torpedo Launching!" The Nelson-Class Battleship Pennant number 29, HMS Rodney was one of only two Nelson -class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s. Found inside... H. and Bester, J., The Reluctant Admiral (New York: Kodansha, ... and Fall of Japan's Yamato Class Battleships (Clinton Township: Inland Expressions, ... However the Japanese were better trained particulary in fight at night and torpedo attacks.". Found insideThe Yamato-class battleship was left behind southeast of Marinduque Island in about ... Theodore H. Winters, Jr., strike coordinator, to the Essex planes. He serves as a senior lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. Again, all nations tried to build ships that suited them and that had been the "best" they could build. A fully armed shell, even at a great range would wreak havoc on that armor. H-Gram 044, Attachment 3. A-150 battleship. The Imperial Japanese Navy's super-battleship Yamato, shown here during pre-commission running trials in the Bungo Strait between the Home Islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, 20 October 1941 (NH 73092). Osprey. In Stock. Here, Jan Morris not only tells the dramatic story of the magnificent ship itself--from secret wartime launch to futile sacrifice at Okinawa--but, more fundamentally, interprets the ship as an allegorical figure of war itself, in its ... His work includes military doctrine, national security and maritime affairs. by Galahad » 24 Jan 2003, 00:33, Post H Class Battleship. The Germans open fire first, when it becomes apparent that they cannot escape the fight. The IJN Shinano was to be the final vessel of the Yamato class but she was converted to an aircraft carrier (and subsequently sunk by a submarine). With their speed advantage gone, the Germans find themselves in a slugging match with far larger, more heavily armored opponents. The ships I propose to examine are the Montana class (U.S.), Lion class (UK), "H" class (Ger.) This class of battleships was ordered to counter the H-class battleship the Kriegsmarine was planning to build. Yamato and her sister carried about twenty-two thousand tons of armor in modern (“all or nothing”) configuration. The H41 class battleships were the second in a series of 5 proposed battleship classes designs by Germany to counter the Japanese Yamato and American Montana classes. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history. Two ships was planned and ordered, both laid down in 1941, launched in 1944-45 and completed and commissioned by 1946-47. During one island capture session i managed to take out two Iowa class battleships and half a King George V, the King George V eventualy took me out but 2.5 battleships to the loss of one Yamato pretty good i think. The H-class is in the same class as Iowa, nearly as Yamato. The Iowa-class probably couldn’t sink the Yamato but its 16-inch shells would have wrecked the Yamato’s superstructure and rendered her equipment inoperable. Found inside"Super Battleship?" The Empress asked, Lady Beauchamp brought up a projection of what was essentially a cross between a H class battleship and a Yamato on ... Many of us didn’t realise what had hit us when we scrambled to adjust to the sudden upheaval of the workplace, switching to remote work with little or no preparation, or deemed an essential worker and asked to continue business-as-usual in highly unusual circumstances. After a flurry of shellfire on both sides, the Japanese ships open up at range with their twenty-four-inch “Long Lance” torpedoes. Shouldn't the US Superbattleship be the Tillman class? :medal: We will assume for our purposes that Germany would construct ships akin to the Bismarck and Tirpitz, and then deploy them to the Far East (in a shorter Great War, Germany might well have retained the naval base at Tsingtao). Squadron Signal - Warship 4031 - Arleigh Burke Class DDG. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. A third hull laid down in 1940 was converted to an aircraft carrier, Shinano, during construction. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) 45 Caliber Type 94 main guns. I think this is a no-brainer - the Montana class ships, had they been built, would have commissioned in 1945 and 1946. She had to turn away from the fight in order to out-run American torpedos fired in her direction. However, before long both Bismarck and Tirpitz begin to lose speed, cutting off any chance of escape. The fifteen-inch guns of Bismarck and Tirpitz fire at a greater rate than the Japanese guns, but even when they hit, they do relatively little damage to the vitals of the Japanese ships (although they extensively scar the upper works). For discussion of the âHâ class see, ibid, pp.311-350. Neither ship survived the war. A little known fact is that the US Navy placed almost as much importance on being able to travel underneath the Brooklyn bridge as they did the Panama Canal. The American advantage was a radar. $139.99. USN battleship doctrine until Iowa class was building better protected but slower ships. by Galahad » 27 Jan 2003, 21:32, Post This action, in effect, took her out of the battle. So they concluded that a bigger and better class of battleships would counter the numerical advantage that the Americans had. $131.99. The Rumor was the the second Montana class ship was to be the USS Ohio with a new 20 inch gun …. We also assume that they represent the early stages of German fast battleship design, meaning that the more powerful ships will remain in the Atlantic. Myth #2: The Montana was Designed to Counter the Yamato. It’s important to note that this heavy armor only covered certain parts of the Yamato, not the entire vessel. Nazi Germany's Battleship Bismarck vs. Japan's Monster Yamato Class: Who Wins? Prior to World War One, Germany held extensive territories in the Pacific. Montana and A-150 have no chance against the H-44 Struck by 19 American aerial torpedoes, it was sunk, drowning 2,498 of its crew. The long-legged German battleships, designed for raiding, would take to Pacific service well. The U.S. Navy asked the same question after World War II and decided to find out. For O-class ⦠According to the book Dirty Little Secrets of World War 2, a ship on ship duel between a Yamato class battleship and an Iowa class ship was professionally war gamed 3 times. Twice by the USN in the 1940s and by computer simulation in the 1980s. In all 3 the Iowa class ship was able to beat the Yamato. The first complete history of the legendary cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Due to the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, none of the ships were ever completed. A-150 battleship, also known as the Super Yamato class, was an Imperial Japanese plan for a class of battleships.Begun in 1938â39, the design was mostly complete by 1941. The TU 77.4.3 Action Report stated, "...This ship was hit by gunfire and lost the use of one engine. These have dealt with the British King George V Class, French Dunkerque and Richelieu Classes, ItalianVittorio⦠Found inside – Page 87A Yamato class battleship attempts to avoid US bombs Colonel James H. Tormey , United States Army The space. tions , the very planning for Yamato's ... For discussion of Yamato design and class see William H. Garzke and Robert O. Dulin, Battleships: Axis and Neutral Battleships in World War 2, Janeâs London 1986, pp.43-126. A young ensign on the bridge of the fabled battleship Yamato during her final battle, recounts his experience. I am no expert, but let me play devils advocate; larger caliber guns = larger shells = more powder = higher exit velocity = longer range. Especially when this objective is totally unrealistic. by Parallax » 2012-04-09 01:15am. However, after the Washington Naval Conference and the signing of the Washington Treaty, work on the ships was suspended, and they were cancelled in November 1923 (unnamed ones) and April 1924 (named ones). The piece of armor tested by the navy is now on display at the Washington Navy Yard. Yamato (大å? by philodraco » 25 Jan 2003, 08:27, Post the armoring was British style all or nothing, which means the bow and stern were unarmored. Neither ship survived Battleship Shootout: KM Bismarck vs. USS Iowa vs. IJN Yamato vs. HMS King George V September 28, 2012 in General Topics The battleship , moreso than any kind of warship-excepting perhaps the man O' war -was often the visual representation of a country's military might Yamato vs. the Bismark. The H42 hull armed with triple 42cm guns later became the infamous Großer Kurfürst in World of Warships, which ⦠1. The battle between the smaller ships also begins to go the Japanese way. Could Hitler's super warship best the biggest battleship ever built? The US battleships Washington and South Dakota could have been sunk.". The Iowas and Alaskas(which like the Yamato's absent the rise of carriers they'd be more of, unlike the German H class which were getting canned regardless) would put an end to that though. The A-150 or "Super Yamato-class" battleship was a class of Japanese battleship designed in the 1930s. The American battleship Iowa Vs. by Musashi » 23 Jan 2003, 19:38, Post Answer (1 of 3): Not very good for the South Dakota of 1920 Iâm afraid, as she would have been heavily outclassed. Found inside – Page 742 , 1986 featuring : Iowa vs. Yamato - Another View ; The ComNo. 2 , 1979 featuring : Spanish Canarias ; The Fighting " I. " plex Development of the French ... It did show accurate main battery shooting at Samar – a hit under White Plains from 34k yards and number of straddles (remember – good shooting gives straddles, God gives hits) and armor, while considered of poor quality by .90 was still very heavy, both belt and deck. Found inside – Page 148Unlike the German H-class battleships, which were paper plans at this stage, the Yamato — the first of four 64 000-ton/18-inch gun leviathans with which the ... So even with smaller guns they were almost identical in terms of penetration with the super heavy AP round. As the clouds of war gather, Bismarck, Tirpitz, and a collection of smaller vessels (two heavy cruisers, six destroyers) abandon Tsingtao for the German naval base at Truk. the draught of the KGV class is from 9m-10.5m thats 150mm diffrance yet all in the same class theres a instance of the a Iowa class battleships bow geting damamged and replaced making it longer than an normal Iowa class and between uppgrades of say Queen elizabeth they are all the same class Hence, in conclusion, with weakish armor, Iowa would do smart and run with her speed advantage ! Without any delay, let us begin. Five vessels were approved for construction ⦠Both US and Japanese policy in the Pacific in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (particularly the U.S. seizure of the Philippines) kept German regional ambitions firmly in mind. The Japanese advantages soon tell, and fire from both German ships becomes sporadic and inaccurate. Squadron Signal - Warship 4010 - Essex Class Carriers In Action. $33.99. Most of her crew survives the war, however. A Panama Canal expansion project was started in 1939 roughly the same time the Montana-class ships were designed. Both forces are at the height of their respective technologies. This book covers the development of U.S. battleships, from the Maine and Texas of 1886, through the Montana class of World War II, up to the recommissioned Iowas. The Iowa-class and Yamato-class battleships were the ultimate development of the battleship for the United States and the Empire of Japan. by Tim Smith » 23 Jan 2003, 12:51, Post Yep, Yamato would come on top in mano-a-mano confrontation. 18-Inch shells built for the Yamato-class battleships. The "H-41" design improved the "H-39" ship with still larger ⦠This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Found inside“The Japanese Super Battleship Strategy. ... “Iowa vs. Yamato: Another View.” Warship International ... Ransom, Harry H. “The Battleship Meets the Airplane. By contrast, the 18.1” hits begin to do serious damage immediately, plunging into the German ships at great range. Read more. The Yamato-class vessels were huge at 72,000 tons and carried nine 18-inch guns. Both the Germans and the Japanese have excellent fire control, but the contest is unequal. All US Battleships were designed in such a way that they could easily pass under this bridge. However, the Japanese have a clear geographic advantage; the existence of relatively close bases means that they can station squadrons of older, smaller ships along potential channels of exit. Garmillan forces are led by Emperor Dessler and the rest of his high command (Gimleh, Zoellik, etc.) Found insideSuper-battleships in World War II achieved fame largely by establishing records of ... The twin Japanese behemoths gulped oil at such a rate that the Yamato ... In a Britain vs Germany, you have H-39 vs Lion at 8.0. Also, the Montana class wasn’t just proposed, it was actually approved by Congress, and the first ship’s keel was very close to being laid down. Although officially taken into IJN service, Bismarck never returns to combat status; the expense and difficulty of refit prove too much for the Japanese. Found inside – Page 77... took Franklin intowuntilshegainedspeedto14 kn(16 mph; 26 km/h). ... Yamato, the world's largest battleship, was sunk, as were a cruiser and a destroyer. Rather than fight with a collection of older battleships led by HIJMS Nagato, Admiral Lutjens decides to try his luck with the cream of the Imperial Japanese Navy. But 9 cm bigger just to be sure that the shockwawe will kill the rest. That was taken into consideration, when they chose the width of the ships. Design work on the ship that came to be designated H-39 began in 1937. The design staff was instructed to improve upon the design for the preceding Bismarck class; one of the requirements was a larger-caliber main battery to match any battleship built by a potential adversary. Japanese gunfire slows the rest of the line, allowing several of the IJN’s support squadron to detach themselves and concentrate on the German battleships. The U.S. Navy shot it point blank with a 16-inch shell. Battleship KMS H41. The USS Wisconsin was the fourth and final Iowa-class battleship completed. Battleship Yamato: General characteristics Displacement: 65,027 tonnes[4] 71,659 tonnes (full load)[4] Length: 256 m (800 ft 6 in) (waterline) 263 m (862 ft 10 in) (overall)[4] Forums; Calendar; Staff; Online Users; More . The Yamato class was the first battleship to utilize 18.1â³ guns as well as the first Japanese battleship to carry triple gun turrets for the main battery. To accommodate three of the gigantic 18.1â³ (46cm) guns, the Yamato class required an equally large turret. by Napoli » 25 Jan 2003, 05:58, Post For O-class ⦠Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4,800m down and 960km off the west coast of France. Drawing on new research and technology, this edition is the most comprehensive examination of Bismarck ever published. H-44...So what the A-150 has the same 20 inch guns as the H-44? the H-44 has 2 more ;D.... It outmatches every ship in the Votes by wotan » 24 Jan 2003, 14:25, Post Twice by the USN in the 1940s and by computer simulation in the 1980s. While this showed that a 16-inch shell could penetrate the Yamato’s armor, it’s unlikely that it would have done so at distance. Found inside – Page 92... for the Admiralty via Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsay had set the operation in ... vessel to be employed in a kamikaze role was the battleship Yamato . In all 3 the Iowa class ship was able to beat the Yamato. Yamato (大å) was the lead ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy World War II battleships. Once you assume that, the ship with the most hits will win. The destroyers Yukikaze and Isokaze brave the secondary armament of the two German behemoths to close within torpedo distance, hitting both targets. It would have been the ultimate duel of dreadnoughts. view. The Montana had 12 16 inch 50 caliber weapons as a main battery. and Sovyetskiy Soyuz class (USSR). A bit over 2000 tonne for each turret and yes, about the weight of a destroyer from my sources. Also keep in mind, that these test shells were inert, missing the 750 lbs of high explosive that would normally be found inside them. 1st Battle of Heligoland (28 August 1914) British vs German Navy, 28 August 1914 The first major naval battle of ww1 Heligoland in the North Sea is a geological oddity, a block of harsh red cliffs laid in the North Sea. 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