Its quite easy to cut, copy, and paste stuff from the internet. Its another thing to deny facts by fluffing up posts with frivolous information.
In the case of your claim that the US had “5 new battleships”:
The North Carolina didn’t see action till 10 June 1942, While the Washington did see action till early 42. Your clearly mistaking when the ship was launched vs. when it was ready for trials and subsequently ready for action. We are talking clearly about actual warships ready for battle. Otherwise we can add all kinds of bogus numbers to make up any argument.
Your claim is bogus. The balance sheet as of Dec 7 41 has no new American battleships. Obviously, you now argue “this is a 1942 scenario based information” knowing fully well that the original claim was what we/they had prewar Dec 41
Also nobody is saying anything about Japanese battleships. We are comparing the Bismarck to your ‘5 minute ships’, and Bismarck could shell to the bottom all these rust buckets one after another is succession, while keeping distance and using its superior range. This would be a battle of only your 8 ships vs Bismarck.
I have no idea why you keep bringing in Japanese ships, except perhaps you feel more comfortable talking about them.
the USS Nevada, completed in 1914…
The people who designed that ship had only the lessons of 1898 to go by. The Keel was laid down in 1912. Its quite clear that the mindset of the design came from the mold of what was out and hence could only take into account less than satisfactory information. After WW1 they learned alot more about building Battleships.
….well within range of all of the US battleships guns
Bogus… not in range of the 8 battleships at Hawaii. The Bismarck’s range was 23.6 miles. A larger caliber generally allows a longer range as the turret is also longer allowing the projectile to carry. Most of the US rust buckets were 12 Inchers, while like 2 were 14 inch.
The Bismarck had superb optic range finders when compared to the old technology of your rust buckets. The armor was focused on anti-torpedo defense, while its size and tonnage were substantially greater than the 8 rust buckets, it had a large speed advantage of about 10 knots ( about 30-32.5 knots was maximum speed), which would totally outclass the fire control equipment of these 8 ships.
Most of this information is common knowledge to anyone and you don’t need to read coffee table books with lots of pictures to get the information.