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That being said, I think the foreign fanbases would egg up the demand for Iowa and Enterprise as soon as USN lineups appeared though... speaking of Iowa, she might be nerfed to the point where she has to be at Kai to really match up to Yamato in Kancolle, most of her FP comes from her powerful AP shell equip. Technically speaking, though, in terms of armament, the Iowa class were still inferior to theYamato class. IJN aimed for quality over quantity when it came to competing with USN. Yamato had better guns and aromor, if I remember correctly, but Iowa was more maneuverable, and a bit more expense could be spared owing to the production capabilities of the US back then. It's a close battle, but Yamato still remains on top. If the US had actually completed the Montana class, however, I'm not so sure.

Anyway, US ships aren't the only ships out there. The UK was a pioneer when it came to the development of battleships. For example: HMS Dreadnought.