Indeed but again I just fear for the competition.
H39 does, it might be too much of a stretch to suggest the other H classes.
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completely fine H39 is enough to compete with Iowa and yamato bismarck cant pen them that well but H39 can
H-39 =/= H-41+
The only pair that would be addable are H-39 and H-40 (sister to H-39), which would be bismarck downgrades (worse AA, worse armour, guns have marginally more pen with a worse reload).
roughly same armor better guns aa really doesnt matter
with 16 inch guns allowing you to pen iowa and yamato effectively
which give you good fire rate of 30 seconds which is quite fast 2 rounds per minute
General characteristics (H-39 design)
Type Fast battleship
Displacement * 53,400 t (52,600 long tons) standard
- 56,444 t (55,553 long tons) combat load
- 63,596 t (62,592 long tons) full load
Length * 266 m (872 ft 8 in) waterline - 277.8 m (911 ft 5 in) overall
Beam 37 m (121 ft 5 in)
Draft 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) full load
Installed power 165,000 shp (123,000 kW)
Propulsion * 12 × MAN diesel engines - 3 × screw propellers
Speed 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range 19,200 nautical miles (35,600 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h)
Complement 2,600 officers and enlisted men
Armament * 8 × 40.6 cm (16 in) guns - 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
- 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
- 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns
- 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) guns
- 6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armor * Main belt: 300 mm (11.8 in) - Upper belt: 145 mm (5.7 in)
- Bulkheads: 220 mm (8.7 in)
- Barbettes: 365 mm (14.4 in)
- Turret face: 385 mm (15.2 in)
- Conning tower: 350 mm (13.8 in)
- Decks: 50–80 mm (2.0–3.1 in), 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)
Aircraft carried 4–9 Arado 196 seaplanes
Aviation facilities 1 catapult
heres bismarck for comparison
Bismarck-class battleship
Displacement * 41,700 t (41,000 long tons) standard
- 50,300 t (49,500 long tons) full load
Length * 241.6 m (792 ft 8 in) waterline - 251 m (823 ft 6 in) overall
Beam 36 m (118 ft 1 in)
Draft 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) standard[a]
Installed power * 12 × Wagner superheated boilers - 148,116 shp (110,450 kW)
Propulsion * 3 × geared turbines - 3 × screw propellers
Speed 30.01 knots (55.58 km/h; 34.53 mph) during trials[1][b]
Range 8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement * 103 officers - 1,962 enlisted men
Sensors &
processing systems * FuMO 23 Seetakt radar - Hydrophone
Armament * 8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2) - 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK C/28 (6 × 2)
- 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2)
- 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2)
- 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (12 × 1)
Armour * Belt: 320 mm (12.6 in) - Turrets: 360 mm (14.2 in)
- Main deck: 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)
Aircraft carried 4 × Arado Ar 196 floatplanes
Aviation facilities 1 double-ended catapult
The performance of the German 16-inch shell was very poor. During the test, it challenged the “British 14-inch armor” at 30 degrees and suffered severe damage at a speed of 111%.
Its doesn’t matter Gajin uses its own formula, which will be fine.
I believe the penetration would still be subpar though, so the Bismarcks RoF advantage may be more relevant.
rate of fire means nothing if you get one tapped thats why you need pen so you can one tap them first its only a 5 second increase which is really good for 16 inch gun
heres her pen chart from nav wepons
for her APC L4,4
| Range | Side Armor | Deck Armor |
|---|---|---|
| 0 yards (0 m) | 31.7" (805 mm) | — |
| 10,000 yards (9,144 m) | 25.1" (638 mm) | 1.4" (36 mm) |
| 20,000 yards (18,288 m) | 18.8" (457 mm) | 3.2" (81 mm) |
| 30,000 yards (27,432 m) | 13.6" (345 mm) | 5.0" (127 mm) |
| 40,000 yards (36,576 m) | 10.2" (259 mm) | 8.5" (216 mm) |
| Germany 40.6 cm/52 (16") SK C/34 and 42 cm/48 (16.5") SK C/40 - NavWeaps |
H39
805mm at 0M with a explosive mass of (26.130 kg) TNT at 2 rounds per minute for her guns
Thats actually true. You need to actually play Bismarck and shot an Iowa for the whole match duration without doing lethal damage. Then you’ll learn. Quick reload means indeed nothing when you simply can’t kill opponents from the same BR or one step above.