The simulation shifts from a duel to a force-structure comparison. The United States planned six ships of the 1920 South Dakota class, while the scenario assumes Japan could never have completed more than two Yamato-class battleships. Testing three American ships against one Yamato represents that programmatic imbalance more closely than a one-on-one fight. Naval power depends on how many capital ships a state can finance and complete, not just on the strongest individual design.
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Planned fleet numbers matter more than a one-on-one duel
Six planned American South Dakotas and no more than two Yamatos turn the comparison from an individual duel into a force-structure problem.