Who would win a one-on-one fight between Richelieu or Jean Bart and Bismarck or Tirpitz?
Short answerHe gives Richelieu a slight advantage because it can fire all eight 15-inch guns while presenting a smaller target and has stronger deck and turret protection.
NotesThe design comparison turns on the tactical consequence of Richelieu's all-forward main battery. She can keep every main gun in action while pointing a narrow bow profile at the enemy. Bismarck must expose more broadside to use all four turrets. Richelieu's thicker turret and deck protection gives the French ship the edge in this constrained duel.