actually, both the H-38 and H-44 would have fielded 16 inchers
from www.adolfkanonen.com

"The guns were developed in 1934 for the new capital ships for the Kriegsmarine...In 1937 the Kriegsmarine ordered the 40,6cm guns from Krupp in Essen for the next series of battleships, the H and J class of 56,200 tons. Plan Z was the driving force behind the expansion of the Kriegsmarine. It was approved in 1937 and very ambitious when it came to number and size of ships. However, the timeframe did not coincide with Hitler’s plans for the land war. The building of the two battleships with the planned names of Friedrich der Große and Großdeutschland was stopped. "

so, you up-arm your bismarck too


that cracked me up, but you forgot the Yamato, but we all know what happened

Yamato was put with Musashi, the only one I missed would be the Roma.

Roma- Sunk by aircraft launched guided missile (!)



Yeah, the Mutsu's demise was rather ...comedic. I didn't know anything about it so when I found out, I had to make a joke about it.

:nope: maybe the scharnhorst is a lil longer than should be BUT

Lutzow

Length (Total): 186,0 m (later 187,9 m)
Length (Waterline): 181,7 m
Beam: 20,69 m

Scharnhorst

Length (Total): 229,8 m (234,9 m since 1939)
Length (Waterline): 226,0 m
Beam: 30,0 m

Gneisenau class battleship over 40 m longer and 10m wider than the battlecruiser Lutzow

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2...8-23-43-68.jpg

In fact the heavy cruiser Hipper class was longer than the Lutzow

Hipper Length (Total): 205,9 m

No H class was built so wouldnt be in GWX

Nor the Europa based Spee

Zeppelin yes

So theoretically you could use the Scharnhorst to be a theoretical H class

One of the 10 H class 16" guns actually made, in Norway

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2...3/adolfgun.jpg

king bismarck
 

hope this give ya a better veiw http://www.steelnavy.com/images/NNTH...HKl0129p&p.JPG maybe a bit different but what the hell:up:

erhm, the USS New Mexico survived WWII, if you were refering to the "other battleship" sunk at Pearl Harbor with a total loss. It was the USS OKLAHOMA, which capsized there, and was raised in 1944.

-seawolve44

Whoops, guess I wasn't thinking straight. >_<

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/al...Battleship.jpg
The German H-Class Superbattleship Götz von Berlichingen at anchor beside the Tirpitz prior to a joint exersize off Norway 1963 .
I think this picture is a photo editing, but it looks like real:o

this link when am got this foto
http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Gre...tschland_Siegt)

O_O
woah.

but look at the anchor chains on the tirpitz and the H. Almost identical