Top Ten Fighting Ships Nr. 1

Iowa Class - Battleship

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[Theswiz6]

@ameech1 The Yamato is on the bottom of the see with half the rang of an Iowa, 2/3 the speed and obviously short combat record. We will never know the accuracy details and they were both about equal in armoment for opposing shells. The Bismark is very light armor compared to both ships. Also smaller main guns.

[Elthenar]

Neither the Yamato or Bismark were as good as an Iowa class. The had some size advantages but the Iowa's were faster and had FAR superior radar guidance for their guns. Essentially an Iowa could stay out of the effective range of one of those ships and still land accurate fire.

Truthfully though, no battleship should be on this list. No ship influenced war and politics more in the 20th century than carriers and submarines. But if a battleship was going to be on this list, it would be an Iowa.

[UAL012]

@dispatcher7007 Kirov and the King George V were both VERY powerful ships but they don't compare to the Iowa class in terms of longevity and capabilities. Kirov was NEVER battle tested and therefore not really worthy of a top 10 ranking.

I will say this much: If it wasn't for the Kirov class then it's pretty unlikely the Iowas would have come back into operation. To this day, there is nothing that will match the firepower of the Iowa class.

[javakris]

@SacreDro Bismark would have been screwed in the Pacific by either American or Japanese ships. It was quite far behind the Iowa and Yamamoto class ships, and was perhaps equal to the Nagato and Colorado class battleships. It was simply the hype and the theater in which it fought that made it so scary. Of course, it was knocked out by some silly Fairey Swordfish, which doesn't help its image.

[Atrollin2]

@SacreDro Maybe, but the Bismarck was unfortunate enough to find itself at the bottom... of the ocean.

[leksss4]

not even yamato battleship????

[SacreDro]

Bismarck would be in top 3 easily.

[TheTemplarnight]

@themangix357 u do realize that the yamato was damaged b4 going into that battle second of all do you know if they where having technical issues? Where u there? Was it already damage? Did it have internal damage? Was it orderd back? once u prove all those questions where no then u can state that the Yamato can rest in shame.

[MrKsomers4]

Great Ship

[cologreendragon]

mmm I see 4 Iowa class battleships still ready for battle 2 Yamato class sunk 2 Bismark class...Never heard that the "Peter the Great" even left port

The Top of the line German BS sunk by 20 yr old planes

[SilentEagles]

@FrancisJoa

Whatever stupid Nazi propaganda. Go Fuck Hitler in Hell!