Talk:Iowa/@comment-25786200-20160222144825/@comment-667468-20160222202018

The Iowa class was not historically up to par with Yamato or Musashi because of their comparatively inferior firepower and armor.

The cancelled Montana class, which was purposefully designed with heavy ordnances (four 406s compared to Iowa's three) and plating however, is an entirely different story. Theoretically, the Montana class would only be second to Yamato, ever.