Bismark was a POS in reality for WW2. She had the weight per minute of AAA of a USN Fletcher Class or so (and far less effective since the KM had nothing like our 5/38 with VT shells).
She'd have been awesome in WW1.
Yamato was a waste of metal, too. Better to have 3 South Dakotas than 2 Yamatos.
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