Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Reconstructing Yamato for the comparison

Yamato is recreated as a modern battleship with historically informed speed, 18.1-inch guns, armour, and secondary armament.

18.1-inch Guns18-inch GunsAnti-Aircraft GunsArmour BeltsBattleship DesignCounterfactual HistoryDeck ArmourImperial Japanese NavyNaval ArchitectureNaval ArmourSecondary BatteriesShip DisplacementShip RangeShip SpeedTurret ArmourWorld War IIYamatoYamato Class Battleships
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Yamato is treated as a modern battleship built from historical characteristics rather than as an abstract super-battleship. The reconstruction sets its main armament to nine 18-inch, 46-calibre guns and its design speed to roughly 27 knots. Its heavy belt, deck and turret protection, cruising range, machinery, secondary battery, and smaller anti-aircraft weapons are reproduced as closely as the game permits. The resulting ship is intentionally overweight compared with the historical vessel because the available components cannot reproduce every detail. It gives the hypothetical Agincourt a recognizable late-war opponent within those limits.