Are you kidding the Iowas were way better protected than the Bismark! Jsut look at the ship stats sometimes! Not only were the Iowas faster and better armed than anything the English and Germans put out but they were more heavily armored! And with better rangefinding and cruising range.
@yourexistanceisover Well for a start, Hood would stand no chance! She was a Battlecruiser NOT a Battleship, so massively underarmoured. Bismarck could take a lot of punishment, but was actually a very average design, but well armoured, as proven by her resistance to being punished by 2 battleships for an hour or so. Would be between Iowa or Yamato, would probably go down to the best trained crew!
@admiraldma It would probably be Yamato either way. The Iowa class ships were designed for speed, not protection. They were more heavily armored than battlecruisers like the Hood, but they still had poor armor protection compared to most other battleships.
@Pilot853 OOhhh, be prepared for some backlash from Iowa fans mate, they think Iowa class were the best BB's ever!! Lost count of number of times I have got flak from them, harping on about thier fantastic 16" guns. Fact is niether class were tested in ship to ship combat. Personally, I agree with you, all things being equal, (which they rarely are in war!!) with same quality crew, Yamato would win thanks to her thicker armour and 18" guns.
1:15 After tests in Baltic sea she returned to Blohm und Voss to remove the range finders of turret Anton. From now on Turret A was given data from Turret Bertha or command post.
Are you kidding the Iowas were way better protected than the Bismark! Jsut look at the ship stats sometimes! Not only were the Iowas faster and better armed than anything the English and Germans put out but they were more heavily armored! And with better rangefinding and cruising range.
NJtuber88 2 weeks ago
We should have had a cup of tea together instead...
qora01m 3 weeks ago
Brave men one and all
Ubertopper 3 weeks ago
Hypothetically if HMS Hood, KMS Bismarck, IJN Yamato and USS Iowa become all hostile, I just wonder who would be the last ship standing, or floating.
yourexistanceisover 1 month ago
@yourexistanceisover Well for a start, Hood would stand no chance! She was a Battlecruiser NOT a Battleship, so massively underarmoured. Bismarck could take a lot of punishment, but was actually a very average design, but well armoured, as proven by her resistance to being punished by 2 battleships for an hour or so. Would be between Iowa or Yamato, would probably go down to the best trained crew!
admiraldma 1 month ago
@admiraldma It would probably be Yamato either way. The Iowa class ships were designed for speed, not protection. They were more heavily armored than battlecruisers like the Hood, but they still had poor armor protection compared to most other battleships.
Pilot853 3 weeks ago
@Pilot853 OOhhh, be prepared for some backlash from Iowa fans mate, they think Iowa class were the best BB's ever!! Lost count of number of times I have got flak from them, harping on about thier fantastic 16" guns. Fact is niether class were tested in ship to ship combat. Personally, I agree with you, all things being equal, (which they rarely are in war!!) with same quality crew, Yamato would win thanks to her thicker armour and 18" guns.
admiraldma 2 weeks ago
@yourexistanceisover Yamato
Pilot853 3 weeks ago
Lucky shot.
MrNeversaynever 4 months ago
@MrNeversaynever And if it missed it would have been a poor shot?
lander4545 3 months ago
w.WW wHat???Hood sunk FUCK!!!
DaffaBlizzardArmy 9 months ago
Bismarck and Tirpitz
dj77318 1 year ago
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dj77318 1 year ago
Bismarck and Hood ...
Legends that will last forever ........
GermanWarRemembrance 2 years ago
just a thought but are the German guns not trained to the wrong side?
dougstiro 2 years ago
at one point they arte, that was a goof from the show I just left in.
roaklin 2 years ago
So many people died - makes me sad
MerNuke 2 years ago 3
1:15 After tests in Baltic sea she returned to Blohm und Voss to remove the range finders of turret Anton. From now on Turret A was given data from Turret Bertha or command post.
BTW very good video and excellent music!
robinhood48 3 years ago
Thank you. She also lost her anchor at the very tip of her bow before she left Norway.
roaklin 3 years ago
Bertha? Bruno more like, but we get the drift
dougstiro 2 years ago
@dougstiro
You are right.
Seems I´m getting old.
robinhood48 2 years ago
Yes, good work and nice music
Meerjungfrau19 3 years ago
Very good montage.
romanianb1 3 years ago