What is the American Iowa class battleship like?

The Iowa class is equipped with a total of 3 triple main turrets, and the secondary gun is a MK12 38 x caliber 127 mm twin high-level dual-purpose gun. So the twin guns you see are secondary guns, and the main guns are triple. The main guns are directly in front and directly behind, and on the sides are secondary guns.

The power of the Iowa 406mm cannon can easily destroy a killer whale, and the military power at sea is very strong.

The power is very large, equivalent to 10,000 tons of TNT, and the destructive effect once launched is very strong.

The power of the main gun is indeed very large, and it can be said that the deterrent power is also quite full, and the overall strength is very strong. It's prohibitive.

The power is very large, and the production cost of this main gun is also very high, and the military status in the US Navy is also very high.

Let's put it this way, a single shot can hit a large pit covering an area of 300 square meters.

The Iowa-class and Yamato-class battleships were the strongest battleships of the United States and Japan in World War II. The Iowa class is smaller, but well-balanced, weighing 52,000 tons and armed with nine 406mm naval guns. The Yamato-class ships weighed 72,000 tons and were armed with nine 460-mm naval guns.

These two levels of battleships never met in battle.

The Yamato is the lead ship of the Yamato-class. Two battleships, Yamato and Musashi, were completed and commissioned during World War II. Both the Yamato and the Musashi were sunk in battle, but there was a third.

The Shinano was supposed to be the last of the Yamato-class, but it was converted into an aircraft carrier (and subsequently sunk by a submarine). Most of the armor of the Yamato-class had already been manufactured when the modification was ordered, and the US Navy discovered some of it after the war. A select number were shipped back to Dahlgren Proving Ground in Virginia for testing.

It was the 460-mm frontal armor of the 660-mm naval gun turret that was tested. This is the thickest armor ever made for **, and it is assumed that the armor of the Yamato will not be penetrated by the 406-mm naval guns of American battleships. The US Navy fired 406-mm shells directly at it.

The resulting impact penetrated and tore through the armor. Although this suggests that the 406-mm shell could penetrate Yamato's armor, it is unlikely that it will penetrate at a distance. It is noteworthy that this heavy armor covered only some parts of the Yamato, and not the entire ship.

So who will win in the battle between the Iowa class and the Yamato class? The answer is Iowa. The Yamato class was built for different war eras.

Japan** relied on aircraft to locate shells outside of sight, while the Iowa-class used accurate radar and early computers to eliminate the human element when adjusting. The Iowa class may not be able to sink the Yamato, but its 486-mm shells will destroy the Yamato's superstructure, rendering its equipment inoperable. This concept was embodied in 1941 when HMS Prince George and HMS Rodney sank the German battleship Bismarck.

While the British battleships were unable to deal a fatal blow to the Bismarck, they did turn the Bismarck into an inoperable **, which was finally scuttled by the crew to prevent capture.

While the showdown between the Iowa class and the Yamato class is fascinating, the real ultimate showdown should be a showdown between the Montana class and the Yamato class. The Montana class will retain 406 mm guns but can carry 12 guns, and the hull will be comparable in size and displacement to the Yamato class. The U.S. Navy realized early in World War II that these battleships were outdated.

The strategic resources set aside for the Montana class were diverted to the construction of the Midway-class aircraft carriers, and the Yamato-class battleships were a stepping stone to the end of the era of modern supercarriers and battleships.

Although the Yamato has stronger firepower, greater tonnage, and thicker armor, the disadvantage of the Yamato is also more obvious, that is, the low hit rate of the artillery. The U.S. military has applied radar targeting to battleships, while Japan lacks this kind of technology. Because there is no real confrontation in history, I can only estimate that I personally think that the Iowa class can have an advantage.

If it's a night fight, Iowa still has the strength to fight. During the day, it can only be an escape. After all, a larger caliber represents greater damage, and a larger tonnage represents stronger protection and reserve buoyancy.

As for speed, it's shit when it's heads-up, and there's no use for fart. No matter how fast it is, it can't turn faster than the turret turns. Speed is only useful when fighting in formation and escaping.

Although it is not military blind, it is also half-understood.

Iowa will definitely win, because when the Yamato meets Iowa, there is no aircraft carrier around the Yamato, and the Iowa is surrounded by aircraft carriers, and it is still out of artillery range, and Mitchell's carrier-based aircraft will kill the Yamato.

As long as Iowa is hit by 1 Yamato's armor-piercing bullet and incendiary bomb, it will either be dead or disabled, but Yamato can become a number of Iowa's bombs, from the perspective of defense and attack, Yamato finished blowing up Iowa, to hard, of course, Yamato victory, Yamato was bombed by more than 1,000 carrier-based aircraft for more than two hours, Iowa can only look at luck, just like the Battle of Midway, the deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier was full of explosives, the Japanese reconnaissance plane had a failure, and the American carrier-based aircraft followed the destroyer Lan and caught up with the Japanese aircraft carrier formation.

Look at the period of Iowa, if it was World War II, Yamato might be slightly cheaper, after all, the main gun caliber is large; But if it's Iowa in 1991 and later, it's Iowa's win, after all, harpoons and tomahawks aren't fun.

Look at the head, whoever hits the opponent's key position first, such as the command platform, ammunition depot, oil depot or engine room, then the advantage is not too big, given the level of sights and flowering shells (ultimate range) in World War II, it is better not to aim at the opponent's illegal buildings (sight towers).

I feel that the Yamato battleship will have a better chance of winning, because he has experienced more wars, and this battleship is made of special materials, which is particularly hard.

Just look at the data, it is Yamato powerful, but in actual combat, the accuracy of Yamato's artillery, mobility, etc. are not as good as the Iowa class, this is not a powerful artillery can make up for it, don't forget that the Bismarck was only equipped with 8 380 caliber guns, but two salvos sank the Hood, due to the Bismarck's excellent anti-sinking design and fireproof structure, the British finally used more than 400 rounds of 406 and 365 shells, 12 torpedoes and a number of aerial bombs to sink the Bismarck, And Yamato was sent to the bottom of the sea with only two torpedoes and 4 aerial bombs, and it took only two hours from discovery to sinking, and the main thing in the early stage was to weaken its air defense, and the anti-aircraft fire of the Yamato was very powerful. The power of the main gun of the Yamato is strong, but the protection is very "false standard", and there is no chance of winning against the jacket Ahua class.

Aircraft carriers appeared. The battleships are outdated. It turns out to be so. No matter how strong Yamato is, it is only a live target for carrier-based aircraft.

Personally, I think the Yamato battleship will win, because statistically, the Yamato battleship is stronger.

The battleships of World War II recognized only the German battleship Bismarck... Don't accept heads-up...

The Yamato, because there are more than 300 cannons on it, the Taihe will win. will win.

It's like Saga and Saga PK, it's hard to say, both have the potential to win.

In the world of warships, the American ship corresponding to Yamato is the Montana class.

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Although Iowa is inferior to Yamato in terms of tonnage and main gun caliber, there is no doubt that Iowa's comprehensive performance is far superior to Yamato, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Iowa is the strongest battleship.

First of all, the firepower of the Iowa class is far superior to that of Yamato, and the mark7 16-inch main gun used by Iowa is a new type of naval gun developed by the United States with a huge amount of money in World War II, and its performance far exceeds that of the South Dakota class, which is also 16 inches, and the various indicators are second to none among the battleship guns at that time, and it is also equipped with a semi-automatic loading system, which makes its rate of fire more than 3 times that of the Yamato.

According to the post-war tests of the armor used by the U.S. military technical departments of various navies for strong battleships, Germany and Britain are basically the same in the same thickness of armor, followed by the United States, and Japan is the second, and this gap is about 1, that is, the 160 mm thick armor on the Yamato is worth 100 mm on the Iowa, which leads to the fact that the defense of the two is basically equal.

Again, the Iowa class has an incredible cruiser-class speed, far more than 6 knots, and Fisher, the father of the British modern navy, once said, "All tactics come from speed, and if you can be 3 knots faster than your opponent at sea, it is a huge advantage; the Iowa class, with its speed and radar-assisted aiming, can at least be invincible against Yamato, and tactically more flexible."

Finally, as the last ship in human history to be designed and built by the United States, do you believe that it will be worse than the Japanese created many years ago? History has shown that the Americans are not stupid and they will not smash their own façade with their huge technological and industrial superiority over their opponents.

The Bismarck class has the strongest defense, the Yamato class has the highest tonnage and displacement and the strongest firepower, and the Iowa class has the fastest speed and better overall strength. But only the Bismarck-class tragically excelled in the war. The two brothers who were born at the wrong time, the Yamato-class became a target, and the Iowa class became a battlefield cleaner.

From a narrow point of view, the Iowa class can be called "the most powerful battleship".

The Iowa-class battleship is the last first-class battleship in the United States, and it is the latest battleship in the world to be decommissioned, it is the battleship with the largest main engine power and the highest speed in the history of the world, and from this point of view, the Iowa-class battleship is indeed one of the most powerful battleships. However, warships also include aircraft carriers, cruisers, frigates, and other types of ships, so it is impossible to obtain arguments to simply say that a certain type of warship is "the most powerful".

In my opinion, the overall strength of the Yamato-class battleships is indeed much stronger than the Iowa class battleships, with better speed, armor, and powerful main guns, the Yamato-class battleships completely defeated the Iowa class, and the luxurious command lineup on the Yamato-class battleships, a good living environment, created the world's strongest battleship, and when you make a model, you can also find the excellent hull design of the Yamato-class battleships, compared with the Yamato-class battleships, the hull is slender and long, which is a stick, and the Yamato is a perfect teardrop-shaped hull, Coupled with a more modern bulbous nose head, there is no doubt that the big and the strongest.

From the perspective of the caliber of the main guns, displacement, and the number of guns, the most powerful battleship in history is the Japanese "Yamato" class battleships (a total of two "Yamato" and "Muzang"), with a caliber of 9 main guns reaching an astonishing 460 mm and a full load displacement of nearly 100,000 tons; In comparison, the Iowa-class main gun has a caliber of only 406 mm and a full load displacement of nearly 60,000 tons. However, the appearance of the "Yamato" class has become the swan song of the doctrine of "big ships and huge guns," and its sinking by the US military shows that naval warfare has entered a new period of three-dimensional space operations and over-the-horizon attack and defense, and the status of aircraft carriers as the hegemon of naval warfare has gradually begun to be established.

So far, in addition to the aircraft carrier, Iowa is the largest battleship, but after all, it is a battleship, but the United States has now modernized him, do you think about it, which country still has a 45,000-tonnage warship?? The main gun is still 406 mm The current battleship relies on modern equipment Instead of considering the big ship and the giant cannon If you are really hit by the Iowa cannon It is estimated that it will really sink to the bottom of the sea honestly Don't forget that the Iowa is no longer the Iowa it used to be People now also have advanced modern equipment Giant guns and giant ships with modern equipment LZ can imagine It's terrifying.

I don't believe that putting a 406mm cannon in front of your eyes doesn't you feel terrifying.........

This has been the case throughout the history of battleships;

The "Iowa" class was born in the late stages of World War II. Although the tonnage armor protection and the power of the main guns are not as good as the Japanese "Yamato" class, the "Iowa" class has the best fire control equipment for battleships, the most modern solution equipment, and the advantage in shooting accuracy will make up for the lack of firepower.

The "Iowa" class has undergone modern modifications, and its electronic equipment is unparalleled, and the ship is equipped with 16-inch nuclear artillery shells, "Tomahawk" cruise missiles, and "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles, which are beyond the reach of any of its predecessors.

All I know is that the Iowa-class battleships were still there until the end of World War II. The Yamato was blown up and sunk.

It should be said that each has its own merits, and the two sides have not actually fought each other, but Japan's industrial base is not as good as that of the United States, but Japanese designers used ingenious design methods to eliminate many defects in craftsmanship and materials, and Japan spent $18 billion equivalent to the currency of the time Iowa and the Yamato-class have some different design concepts, and the Iowa-class has obvious advantages in radar and electronic air defense, and some of the design concepts of the Yamato-class are backward.