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i know repulse was a battlecruiser still they were alot faster than battleships..but didnt carry the same guns and armor
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When talking within the time frame of this forum, that is not true. If we are talking about ships' speeds during the years 1939-1945, we see the numbers below
Comparative speeds
Battle Cruisers
HMS Renown 31 knots
USS Alaska 31
HMS Hood 29
IJN Kongo 27.5
Battleships
Iowa Class 33 knots
South Dakota Class 27
DKM Bismarck 30
HMS King George V 28
IJN Yamato 27
IJN Nagato 27
The battlecruiser concept was found to flawed before the war began. Yes, BCs were faster than most BBs in the twenties, but not enough to make a difference in gunnery effectiveness for the attacking ships. Lacking adequate armor, they simply could not stand up against an equally heavily armed but better armored opponent. There ample examples of this in both wars.