The thread I read on that from has disappeared from my bookmarks for some reason though.Įxcept he's right. I recall there were also glaring flaws in the bomb and torpedo protection systems. The armor plan was drafted before the battleships were given the MK8 as a That violates a classic maxim of battleship design philosophy, whether it's poor design depends on opinion from there. Iowa's armor is flawed in that it is incapable of withstanding its own weapons from any range. Even if you were to argue the inferior quality of Japanese weaponry (which in this case has dubious merit anyways) 75lbs of explosive will do a lot more damage than 41. Damage is not synonymous with penetration: Yamato's 18" AP shell had a much larger explosive charge, almost twice as much as Iowa's. Navweps states they had similar penetration power at long ranges, mostly due to the steeper arc of the American shell. What data tells you that they were poorly designed? NAVWEAPS says that the 16" 2700lb "super heavy" was nearly equal to Yamato's 18.1" in damage. Oklahoma was raised for scrap, and Nevada, California, and west Virginia still fought after their refit. So they didnt fight in combat most anti-ship operations were lead by North Carolinas, South Dakotas, and IowasĪnd the only ships actually sunk during pearl, were the Arizona due to her mag explosion, and the converted battleship Utah which was just a target ship at the time.
Yes the USN lost battleships at Pearl the surviving WW1 era ships were great shore bombardment and helped many landings in the war, especially D-day. Texas, Pennsylvania, all of the Colorado class that participated in the battle of the Surigao Straight. You will get fragged in a heartbeat, making unsubstantiated comments like that. PS: Friendly advice: there are a lot of very sharp, knowledgeable Navy buffs on these forums. The North Carolina Class & follow on classes including Iowa, were clean-sheet designs, built starting ~1935! Start reading here. The WW1 style ships in the pacific wound up at the bottom of Pearl harbor.
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