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Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner
This is rough but close enough for most purposes:
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Thanks, that's helpful.
It would be nice of there were a computer programme with all of the variables involved (tactical as well as technical) so that Yamato v Bismarck could be run 100 times over in various circumstances, since that would provide a clear idea of their strengths and weaknesses.
Picking out single examples of engagements doesn't tell you much, because almost anything could happen once. For instance, I recall reading that the rear gunner of a Ju 87 (firing a 7.92mm MG) once shot down a P-61 Black Widow which was stalking it at night (armament 4x20mm, 4x.5"). That does not make the 7.92mm MG a satisfactory defensive weapon against a P-61 - except in that one instance!