The trial compares Yamato's nine 18-inch guns with the American concept's fifteen 16-inch/50 guns. In this scenario, Yamato's main battery reaches 24.4 kilometers while the American guns reach 28.3 kilometers, giving the US ship the longer-ranged opening. Those figures come from the configured game designs and should not be read as a historical performance table. The useful comparison is among calibre, gun count, and modeled range before the later test shifts to how many ships each navy could field.
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Yamato comparison depends on modeled gun ranges
The game gives the American 16-inch/50 battery more reach than Yamato's 18-inch guns, making the duel a test of scenario settings as much as calibre.