re: Japan vs Nazi Germany (hypothetical alternative history)

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Except that the Yamato class had terrible fire control systems that probably could not track the Bismarck, yet alone the Tirpitz alongside. Yamato v. Bismarck + Tirpitz would end with Yamato being flanked and sank by both fast battleships. If you throw in the Musashi, I still think the Bismarck and Tirpitz could rain hell on them from range. Where both Yamato classes couldn't deliver accurate fire.

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The shorter range if the German 15inch guns coupled with the Yamato's massive armor would have been the deciding factor. Even if the Germans landed a series of salvos, the Yamato could shake off the effects easily. But even one salvo from Yamato's 18 inch guns would have doomed the Germans.