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My take on a modernized yamato-class

what if the yamato was never sent to operation ten-go and nagato took her place instead this continues on untill the war ends with the yamato being a us war trophy it continues to be that way until it is re-aquired by japan in 1962 just years after the japan self defense force is established since battleships became obsolete and replaced by aircraft carriers japan used yamato as a defense ship as battleships became part of the jmsdf as a defensive weapon in the japanese constitution's article 9 as it was used as a defense ship it continues on untill 1986 to 1992 before yamato got her final modernization
the yamato's old engine and boilers are replaced by new engine and boilers with a gas turbine egine for a (COSAG) combined steam and gas layout to increase stability buldges are added for torpedo defense and stability

yamato-class defense battleship (DBB)

ships in class

yamato

length 264m

beam 42m

draft 10.4m

hight 56m/63m (keel to mast) (with aft mast)

weight 65,920t (empty) 68,809t (combat) 73,642t (max load)

armor

main belt 41cm
upper belt 27cm
lower belt 27cm
ends 25.5cm

main deck 22cm
middle deck 5.7cm
lower deck 20.3cm

conning tower 50cm

main turret's
facing 65cm
sides 25.4cm
roof 27cm
rear 19cm

speed 32.5 knot's

main armament

3x3 46cm/45 type 94

2x3 15.5cm/60 type 3 kai /x2 12.7cm/54 oto melara compact

x4 20mm phalanx ciws

1x2 mk-49 ram

missiles

x16 type 90 ssm

32 bgm-109 tomahawk abl

rim-66

rum-139 asroc

crusing range 17,500 nautical mile's at 16 knot's

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Awesome!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

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Nice job!

I'd have added 4 76 Super Rapids to either version.

more will come in the personal drawings section

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