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Or 'An answer to the question: What if the Fuso had become the template for all Japanese battleships after 1915?'
AU Profile: The Izumi-class were designed essentially as a last hurrah to the classic Japanese battleship. Their odd arrangement is a vestigial tail from the Fuso and Ise classes, although their turrets and elements of their superstructures more closely resemble the later Yamato-class. Later members of the class would see conversion to hybrid battleship-carriers and pure aircraft carriers during the 60s.
Those aren't 18-inch guns by the way. I've looked at the barrel length and turret size, and they roughly correspond to how large I'd reckon a long calibre 560mm or 22-inch gun would be. So yeah, 18 560mm gun broadside. Happy days :D
AU Profile: The Izumi-class were designed essentially as a last hurrah to the classic Japanese battleship. Their odd arrangement is a vestigial tail from the Fuso and Ise classes, although their turrets and elements of their superstructures more closely resemble the later Yamato-class. Later members of the class would see conversion to hybrid battleship-carriers and pure aircraft carriers during the 60s.
Those aren't 18-inch guns by the way. I've looked at the barrel length and turret size, and they roughly correspond to how large I'd reckon a long calibre 560mm or 22-inch gun would be. So yeah, 18 560mm gun broadside. Happy days :D
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How long is it compared to the Yamato?
About 150 percent the length of the Yamato?
Made a composite image of it :)
i.imgur.com/cGJjrek.jpg