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Originally Posted by the_tyrant
I disagree with you opinion on the Yamato
Japan has less ship manufacturing capability
It couldn't make all those big ships at the same time
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Any BBs for the IJN was a waste of metal. One
Yamato turret used enough materials to make a large DD, or perhaps 4 Kaibokan.
Given the % of japanese shipping sunk by submarines, 24 more escorts would have been a good investment (and that is just not using the 6 main turrets on 2 BBs!).
You are right regarding large slips for building ships, but the reality is that there was never any reason for large BBs. 4 35k tone CVs also a better idea. The Shokaku Class (probably the best IJN CV) was 25k tons empty. That's 2-3 per
Yamato. A whole Kido Butai wasted on 2 ships that did nothing of value. Heck, they did negative value as they tied up units (and crew, and oil, etc) to hang around doing nothing just in case they might be needed.