Tennessee V Fuso

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:05 pm

Rebuilt Tennessee of course.

How does the toughest looking BB compare to one of the ugliest looking?

Tennessee

marcelo_malara · Post by **marcelo_malara** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:42 pm

Why "one of the ugliest looking"? Because of the 6 turrets? Agincourt was stranger with 7.

Tiornu · Post by **Tiornu** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:54 pm

Fuso was not a well armored ship. A modernized Tennessee has all the important advantages.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:28 pm

Hi Tiornu.

Thanks for the input

Hi Marcelo

Fuso is the "Marge Simpson" of battleships

marcelo_malara · Post by **marcelo_malara** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:57 pm

Yes Gary, she is strange, but still looks wonderful to me.

Tiornu · Post by **Tiornu** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:32 am

She's worse than her sistership. For some reason, the Japanese gave Fuso and Yamashiro different superstructures during their modernization. Fuso had to switch to stowing her No 3 turret trained forward. I think that's what accentuates her Marge Simpson pagoda.

Bgile · Post by **Bgile** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:38 pm

I think Tennessee after modernization compares favorably to KGV in some respects. Her guns were more numerous and also more powerful. Slower, so no engagement if the Brits don't want to fight.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:27 pm

For those that havent seen it, here is a great overhead shot of BB-43

Tennessee is the certainly the toughest looking BB

yellowtail3 · Post by **yellowtail3** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:56 pm

I suspect Tennessee would have prevailed over Fuso, even before her modernization - Tennessee was a more modern design, with better armor. After her modernization... I think she'd have handily scuppered any Jap battleship in a one-on-one, excepting Yamato/Musashi.

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