I was thinking about this today.
What if all these planned battleships in post-1930 were built? It would be quite interesting but i want to hear ya'lls take on em all
US: Montana class Displacement: 65,000 long tons (66,040 t) (standard);[1] 70,965 long tons (72,104 t) (full load)[2][3][4] Length: 920 ft 6 in (280.57 m)[2] Beam: 121 ft 0 in (36.88 m)[2] Draft: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)[2] Propulsion: 8 × Babcock & Wilcox 2-drum express type boilers powering 4 sets of Westinghouse geared steam turbines 4 × 43,000 hp (32 MW)[2] Speed: 28 kn (32 mph; 52 km/h) maximum[2][5] Range: 15,000 nmi (17,000 mi; 28,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)[1] Complement: Standard: 2,355[2] Flagship: 2,789[2] Armament: 12 × 16-inch (406 mm)/50 cal Mark 7 guns[2] 20 × 5-inch (127 mm)/54 cal Mark 16 guns[2] 10–40 × Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun[2] 56 × Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons[2] Armor: Side belt: 16.1 inches (409 mm) tapering to 10.2 inches (259 mm) on 1-inch (25 mm) STS plate inclined 19° Lower side belt: 7.2 inches (183 mm) tapered to 1 inch (25 mm) inclined 10°[1] Bulkheads: 18 inches (457 mm) forward, 15.25 inches (387 mm) aft[1] Barbettes: 21.3 inches (541 mm), 18 inches (457 mm) (aft)[1] Turrets: up to 22.5 inches (572 mm) Decks: up to 6 inches (152 mm) Aircraft carried: 3–4 × Vought OS2U Kingfisher/Curtiss SC Seahawk floatplanes Aviation facilities: 2 × aft catapults for launch of seaplanes[3]
Germany: H class Displacement: 110,696 long tons design 131,088 long tons fully laden Length: 345.1 m (1,132 ft 3 in) (waterline) 359 m (1,177 ft 10 in) (overall) Beam: 51.5 m (169 ft 0 in) Draft: 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) design 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) fully loaded Propulsion: Inner shafts: 8 × 9-cylinder MAN diesel engines, 120,000 shp Outer shafts: 2 × steam turbines driven by 6 oil-fired boilers, 150,000 shp Combined power: 4 shafts, 270,000 shp Speed: 30.1 knots (55.7 km/h) maximum Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) Complement: Unknown, but not less than 2,600 Sensors and processing systems: Radar included, but not specified Armament: 8 × 50.8 cm (20.0 in) guns in twin turrets 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns in twin turrets 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) in twin turrets 28 × 37 mm (1.5 in) in twin mounts 40 × 20 mm (0.79 in) in quadruple mounts 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) underwater torpedo tubes Armor: Belt: 380 mm (15 in) Armoured decks: 60 mm (2.4 in) top deck 140 mm (5.5 in) upper AD 130 mm (5.1 in)–200 mm (7.9 in) lower AD Torpedo bulkheads: 45 mm (1.8 in) outer 30 mm (1.2 in) inner (depth of 11 m (36 ft 1 in)) Aircraft carried: one catapult with nine aircraft, probably Arado 196 seaplanes
Japan: Design A-150 (Super Yamato) Displacement: Approximately 70,000 long tons (78,000 ST; 71,000 t)[1] Length: 263.0 m (863 ft) (est.) Beam: 38.9 m (128 ft) (est.) Propulsion: Unknown Armament: 6 × 510 mm (20.1 in)/45 caliber guns (2×3)[2] "Many" 100 mm (3.9 in)/65 caliber guns[3] Armor: Possibly a 460 mm (18 in) side belt; nothing more is given in sources
France: Alsace class Displacement: 45,000 long tons (45,700 tonnes) Length: 251metres Beam: 35.5 m Draught: 9.22 m Propulsion: 197,000 shp (147 MW) geared steam turbines Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h) Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) Armament: three 380 mm turrets, triple mounts (9 guns) or quad mounts (12 guns) depending on project 9 152 mm guns in triple mounts 16 100 mm AA guns in twin mounts 32 37 mm AA guns
450 mm torpedoes Armour: Side Belt: 320 mm with a 15.5 degree angle, 127 to 152 mm at the ends Deck: 170 mm upper deck over magazines, 150 mm upper deck over machinery Barbettes: 405 mm Torpedo Bulkhead: 30 to 100 mm
Turrets: 430 mm face, 270 mm sides, 195 mm roof
UK Lion Class Displacement: 42,500 tons standard 46,500 tons full load Length: 785 ft (239 m) o/a Beam: 104 ft (32 m) Draught: 30 ft (9 m) Propulsion: 8 × Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 shafts, 130,000 shp Speed: 30 kt (28 kt full) Range: 3,720 tons oil, ? Complement: 1,600 (+80 flag) Armament: 9 × BL 16-inch (406 mm) Mark II L/45 in triple turrets Mk.II 8 × QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) Mark I L/50 in twin turrets Mk.I 48 × QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII L/39 (40 mm) in octuple mounts Mk.VIII Armour: Belt 15 in (381 mm) tapering to 5.5 in (140 mm) 4-13 in (101-330 mm) closing bulkheads Main deck 6 in max (152 mm) Barbettes 12-15 in (305-381 mm) Turrets 6-15 in (152-381 mm) Conning tower 2-4.5 in (51-115 mm) Aircraft carried: up to 3 × Supermarine Walrus
Russia Sovetsky Soyuz Class Displacement: 59,150 metric tons (58,220 long tons) (standard) 65,150 metric tons (64,120 long tons) (full load) Length: 269.4 m (883 ft 10 in) Beam: 38.9 m (127 ft 7 in) Draft: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) Installed power: 201,000 shp (149,886 kW) Propulsion: 3 shafts, Brown Boveri steam turbines 6 triangle-type boilers Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Endurance: 7,680 nmi (8,840 mi; 14,220 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Armament: 3 × 3 - 406-millimeter (16.0 in) B-37 guns 6 × 2 - 152-millimeter (6.0 in) B-38 guns 6 × 2 - 100-millimeter (3.9 in) B-34 DP guns
10 × 4 - 37-millimeter (1.5 in) 61-K AA guns Armor: Waterline belt: 180–420 mm (7.1–17 in) Deck: 25–155 mm (0.98–6.1 in) Turrets: 230–495 mm (9.1–19.5 in) Barbettes: 425 mm (16.7 in) Bulkheads: 75–365 mm (3–14 in) Conning tower: 425 mm (16.7 in) Aircraft carried: 4 KOR-2 flying boats; 2 catapults
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