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renrich
Chief Master Sergeant
HK, I have an original 1942 Janes(which is getting fragile so I am almost afraid to open it) and the armor they show for Kongo after reconstruction almost exactly agrees with your numbers. Bottom line: Kongo would be faster, Texas would be better protected and have heavier weight of broadside. Apparently the major weakness of the Britsh designed BCs was their resistance to plunging fire. Another note is that Hiei, in the first night at Guadalcanal was heavily damaged by 5 inch and 8 inch fire.