I believe the Iowa's would've slaughtered it (more than one). Yet the question is (1) Bismarck.
As was said...it's gunnery was virtually pathetic in acquisition and rapidity, perhaps the ol "Biz" could've put her into "barge-state" quick enough. Maybe this is the secret to why they were hiding it (?) for so long ?
Perhaps they (the Japanese) knew she could not/would not live up to her grandiose reputation/presentation ?
She did run at Samar...from torpedoes (or so the excuse goes). Sigh....for the biggest battleship ever made. A shame (and this was a big deal in Bushido/Yamato Damashii), to be sooo awsome & accomplish sooo little.
Kinda pulls the plug on everything they held so dear ? eh ?
Perhaps the Germans would've kicked butt, they wouldn't have run.

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