Jul 06, 2016 ive read a lot of debates on the topic that places bismarck third with iowa vs yamato coming down to time of day and other factors. The iowa is certainly a betterdesigned ship but the yamato is still an extremely tough nut. Multiply those out and you will find that on average and roughly speaking a penetrating hit by yamato on bismarck would be likely to be about 2. Once again bismarck rises to kill the pride of the enemy navy only to go down shortly after. The ijn was very good at engaging at night, so if iowa vs yamato were a night battle, all yamato really needs is a good hit or two and iowa would be crippled or destroyed.
Find out about the men who sailed in her, how she was built and her long and continuing naval career. Some battleships include bismarck, iowa, hood, richelieu, yamato, littorio, and south dakota classes. The battle take place in the same ocean as the above no wave motion gun. Another ship i wish i had visited is the ss great britain, built by isimbard kingdom brunel, the first ship to be built with a screw prop. From conception until now, advance music group has become the parent company to labels yucatech recordings, on a break records, grhyme time, wabantu music, pop on demand and slowdown sounds. The bismarck s upper belt area wouldnt keep out battleship size shells. The yamato launches, secretly armed with an adaptation of peaceful iscandaran technology the wave motion engine turned into the most powerful weapon in the galaxy the wave motion gun. Yamato is a much newer design, sported much stronger 18inchers,although at the cost of reloads and had a lot of armour, even if it wasnt very high quality stuff. Yamato, missouri, bismarck, south dakota and even aircraft carrier it. Yamato 2199 is neither a slavish remake of the original, nor a reboot or reimagining in the vein of typical tv and cinematic returns of older shows. You will also find useful information to help you plan a visit to hms victory and discover more about our special events and activities. Some of the facts which make me feel that way include. I think that the battleship bismarck or tirpitz would have gotten trounced by the iowa.
Take the battle to the seas in warship battle, a 3d warship action game, with missions inspired by the historic naval clashes of world war ii. I think this is a nobrainer the montana class ships, had they been built, would have commissioned in 1945 and 1946. Star wars, marvel, breaking bad, stranger things, sherlock, evil dead, silence of the lambs. The key factor was radarcontrolled gunnery, which negated the japanese torpedo and nightfighting advantages.
Depends on who sees who 1st i would imagine to set up an attack. As some of you may recall, the first edition of this page featured a threeway race between bismarck, yamato and iowa. Advance music group, formed in 2016, is the concept and amalgamation from label owners of fracture music group and on a break records. In japanese, the word wadaiko translates as japanese drum and yamato was the former name of the city of nara, the groups birthplace. More than 20 unique battleships including the most legendary ones of the world war 1 and world war 2. Bismarck really is just a upgraded ww1battleship, although i cant remember the name. Yamato would also probably survive 16 gunfire, as it was a much larger and much more heavily armored and subdivided battleship than kirishima was. Sketch comedy and parodies called mashins editing myself into the movies and tv shows. I doubt yamato was as well made or as well protected as the bismarck. It was smaller faster ship, which made her harder to hit.
Her tabular record of movement doesnt list a radar installation type 21, mod 3, air and surface search until july of 43. Bismarck was commissioned in 1940, yamato in late 1941. If you are talking about the iowa as she was in 1945 vs bismarck still afloat by then, or tirpitz, then iowa has a big advantage because of much more powerful guns and the ability to realistically hit bismarck at 35kyds and continue. The yammatto was a bigger ship with bigger guns with a longer range, and the japanese sailors were very good at what they did. Yamato battleship vs 800mm gustav men of war assault squad 2. Yamatos ap shells weighed 3,230 lb, bismarcks 1,764 lb. The bismarck class was a pair of fast battleships built for nazi germanys kriegsmarine shortly before the outbreak of world war ii. The germans used full armor on the warships instead of british style all or nothing armoring. Also find campaigns, scenarios, utilities, equipment files, patches, links for panzer general, panzer general ii, panzer general iii, pacific general, peoples general, allied general, and other ssi. Download world of warships for free and unlock your starter pack here. As the title says, its the german queen of the north, the tirpitz vs the.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Thanks to advances in us radardirected fire control, which by the end of the war enabled the americans to fire accurately from beyond the visual horizon, yamato wouldnt have stood much of a chance. Yamato instead of kirishima th nov 1942 naval history. Remember to open the background music to enjoy the grand symphony. Playwows battleship bismarck love this ship world of.
I know they never met on the high seas, but who do you think would win in a ship vs ship engagement. Yamato instead of kirishima th nov 1942 naval history forums. Yamato x sick individuals turn up original mix duration. Yamato vs bismarck battleship nuke war in minecraft youtube. Bismarck s lower citadel probably cant be penetrated at any range by iowa because of the way it was designed with the turtleback. Not caring on the different ships that are pounding the ship, the bismarck. References to specific designs, models, manufacturers, andor modifications of ships and aircraft are used only for the purpose of historical consistency and do not assume any funding or other involvement in the project on the part of the holders of trademarks. Yamato, missouri, bismarck, south dakota and even aircraft carrier it includes air planes and jet. World of warships freetoplay naval warfarethemed massively multiplayer game from wargaming. Who will be victorious in the epic standoff between three legendary battleships. This is an excellent analysis of battleships and their relative values and firepower. World war battleshipnaval assault warship shooter for. On the topic of sailors and who had the most experience, you might also consider where the hypothetical battle would take place. Battleship images scanned from gibbons, the complete encyclopedia of battleships.
Unlock the ship unlock your warship with nation year exp or silver or gold resources. Bigger guns 18 vs 15 much better armour 410mm armor vs mm superb night fighting capabilities. Started on youtube in 2011, vlogging about life in london and tokyo. If youve read shattered sword youd know the guys at combined fleet are pretty good scholars, so if theyre rating yamato pretty close, id consider that fairly authoritative. This site will help you to learn about all aspects of this great ship. Aug 16, 2002 i suggest that the result between bismarck and yamato would be similar to this. If only this 2 ships begins to fight each other, i would make my bet to the bismarck. So in a long distance encounter, i would think the bismarck would win.
The yamato is a beast, and was designed to resist her own shells, while the americans, despite innovating the allornothing armour scheme, dropped behind in armour technology in the leadup to wwii. Character system get participate in the battle and get nation exp. Yamato vs iowa youve requested this one a long time and todays the day to. Not really a ship expert, but did once see a discussion on this. Lsh3 ijn yamato vs uss iowa and uss missouri duration. If they had intended her to go in harms way, they might have installed one earlier. Aug 16, 2002 yamato s ap shells weighed 3,230 lb, bismarck s 1,764 lb.
Bismarck was faster, yamato was bigger and had bigger guns. Bismarck block coefficient is calculated as follows. A comparison between the main turrets of the hood, bismarck and yamato. Per connetterti con yamato video, iscriviti subito a facebook. Yamato the most powerful warship in history yamato participates in the battle. How the crew of the yamato use that power leads to both ruthless selfexamination by the captain and crew, and by starsha of iscandar. Both german and japanese designs lacked unit machinery arrangements to mitigate floodrisk to the machinery compartments. Because germany was never able to create a hoistrammer system that was compact enough to fit behind the breech, the loading system was placed to the side of the barrel, greatly increasing turret size.
A comparison between the main turrets of the hood, bismarck. The bismarck was a quality battleship, but compared to. Such as warship monster yamato, uss iowa, bismarck, south dakota, nagato, wolfpack german uboat, uss midway cv41, musashi, uss zumwalt planning. Ive read a lot of debates on the topic that places bismarck third with iowa vs yamato coming down to time of day and other factors. Of course, she was pretty much serving as a hotel for admirals staff at the time. Discussion in what if other started by dasreich, aug 16, 2002. The yamatoclass battleships carried nine 18inch guns in three triple turrets.
The yamato class battleships carried nine 18inch guns in three triple turrets. May 18, 2012 overall, id give the bismarck a small chance against the iowa, and very little chance against the yamato. I suggest that the result between bismarck and yamato would be similar to this. Jun 03, 2014 i cant say i know much about either, but the way i see it is that the yamato has an advantage at shorter range, due to bismarck having greater accuracy over the yamato, whereas correct me if i am wrong the yamato has more firepower per volley. Bismarck is simply not in the running next to either of those two beasts. Instead, it might be best described as a careful, even loving, reconstruction of the series for the modern era. The yamato outclasses the bismarck in almost every respect. Japanese battleship yamato in the first battle, both battleships are fighting in their realistic wartime condition. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The bismarck was apparently faster, but the yamato appears to be the better armoured of the two and has the edge in firepower. Changing kirishima for yamato, while keeping the other parameters the same, basically equates to the same end resultwashington, unnoticed, blasts yamato. Bismarck would score several hits on yamato but probably fail to knock out any of her main turrets, and yamato would knock out most of bismarck s turrets but probably not sink her with a single critical hit.
Yamato had radar installed in july 1943 and upgraded in febmar 1944. Thats not to knock the germans, but in ship to ship combat the japanese were second only the the royal navy. I received quite a volume of email from overseas including some from germany, surprise, surprise. Bismarck would score several hits on yamato but probably fail to knock out any of her main turrets, and yamato would knock out most of bismarcks turrets but probably not. Come and download to experience the most thrilling naval battles. Perhaps a best out of 10 would be a fair way to compare. Get the latest news and developments here and play for free. Sad to say i have never been on board her, i doubt if i ever will now. Uss skate put a torpedo into her on dec 25 1943 and it ripped open a defective joint in the armor belt, flooding a magazine, requiring a month worth of repairs. Aug 10, 2010 the two yamato class battleships were several knots slower, a good bit larger, had thicker armor, and bigger guns than the two bismarck class battleships. Bismarck vs yamato ww2 battleships war, biggest, state. The two yamatoclass battleships were several knots slower, a good bit larger, had thicker armor, and bigger guns than the two bismarckclass battleships. Meanwhile in their second battle they would fight in their perfect, textbook condition.
The ships were the largest and most powerful warships built for the kriegsmarine. Oct 11, 2016 enemy gearing and benson out of the way the bismarck had to evade some torps to get to the real deal the enemy yamato. Thrilling news for the over 70 million fans of gunship battle. Atlantic fleet dkm bismarck vs uss washington youtube. Try to blitz with artillery enemys airplane and jet wings.
Which battleship was better, the bismarck or yamato. Feb 26, 20 my take would be that yamato would discover and engage the us battleships much earlier than kirishima had, as yamato s main rangefinder was much larger and taller than kirishimas. Yamato is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Were there any significant differences between space. The lower belt area is better protected in bismarck and at close range where bismarck can penetrate iowas belt, bismarck has an advantage.