Talk:Iowa/@comment-121.54.32.174-20160224212130/@comment-27396171-20160225012653

They're about right. In surface engagements Iowa threw more weight per minute than any battleship except Yamato. In Anti-Air terms she threw ~50,000 pounds into the air a minute, vs. Yamato's ~20,000.

At flank speed (32+) Iowa easily burned through as much fuel as Yamato, if not more, because you don't get 212-254k SHP for free no matter how advanced your engines. Though she was much more efficient at cruising speeds (15-20kt).