Talk:Iowa/@comment-10090359-20160525152709/@comment-50.43.57.152-20160528093028

"Powerful" is hard to determine. In terms of broadside weight, sure, Yamato comes out on top. But looking at other things...Iowa's superior radar offered better accuracy (particularly when visual directors would be useless like in fog or night) and the ability to manueuver and shoot accurately. Iowa's secondary battery were also vastly superior to Yamato's, even after Yamato's remodel. Lastly she was actually able to keep up with a fast carrier force. Considering how airpower transformed the Pacific war, being able to fight alongside the real punch of the fleet is an important point. A ship incapable of fighting with the fleet is effectively useless in most situations.