The game places the ships unusually close before the action begins, unlike the longer-range engagements associated here with Japanese night-fighting practice. Closing inside the secondary battery's range throws away the British design's advantage in main-gun reach and exposes it to Yamato's 18-inch weapons. Once firing begins, muzzle flashes disclose each ship's position in the darkness. New Zealand nevertheless wins the simulated engagement, with the results reporting 36 percent main-gun accuracy and 41 percent secondary-gun accuracy. Those figures make the outcome specific to this game run rather than proof that the fictional British design was historically superior.
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Night fighting, range, and revealing gun flashes
A night action contrasts long-range Japanese practice with the simulation's close engagement, visible gun flashes, and accuracy-driven result.