Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-26154973-20190430095737/@comment-2605:6001:F447:8400:C826:AD24:5221:7B46-20190501052404

Mutsu being there instead of Nagato imho suggests it's Maryland.

But yeah, the question is how accurate the CG even is. I think you are right about it being the rear turret, but if you take a close look, at your picture the blue part isn't supposed to be all the way to the back either. Actually I have seen many Japanese say Mutsu being there indicates it's Colorado. Colorado and Mutsu were to be scrapped leaving only Maryland and Nagato to be the only 16 inch battleships in the world. Then Japan pleaded for Mutsu's case and the rest is history. So basically Colorado has Japan pleading for Mutsu's existence to thank for her finishing construction. Note this is the point of view of some Japanese comments I've read not mine.