Admiral Husband Kimmel stood on the bridge of the Montana-class battleship, facing the sea breeze and gazing at the immense Capital Ship fleet, his heart surging with excitement. He was a believer in giant ships and massive guns. Even though aircraft carriers and Carrier-based aircraft had already proven their combat power in naval warfare, Admiral Husband Kimmel still loved battleships armed with huge guns from the bottom of his heart.
"This is without a doubt the most powerful Capital Ship fleet in history!" Admiral Husband Kimmel sighed as he looked at the gigantic warships one after another.
Indeed, although the American Navy's Montana-class, Iowa-class, and South Dakota-class battleships could not match the main-gun caliber of the Island Nation Navy's Yamato-class battleships, which were about to enter service, the American Navy's Capital Ships held the upper hand in softer capabilities such as Radar, Fire Control Systems, and observation equipment. In particular, the 50-caliber 410mm Main Guns mounted on the Montana-class and Iowa-class battleships were not much weaker in power than those of the Island Nation Navy's Yamato-class battleships.
The Montana-class was the American Navy's most powerful battleship. Although its speed could not compare with the Iowa-class's 33 knots, 28 knots was already quite impressive. This was because the Montana-class carried one more main-gun turret than the Iowa-class and had much heavier armor.
The Montana-class battleships carried four triple-mounted 50-caliber 410mm Main Guns. The Iowa-class battleships, meanwhile, carried only three triple-mounted 50-caliber 410mm Main Guns. In terms of armor, the Iowa-class had a 307mm-thick belt armor, 495mm frontal turret armor, and 445mm conning tower armor. However, the Montana-class had even heavier protection: its belt armor was 409mm thick, with an additional 35mm second bulkhead. Its frontal turret armor was 571mm thick, while its conning tower armor exceeded 500mm. Thus, aside from being