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These massive battleships are actually quite fast. Comparable to the Japanese | These massive battleships are actually quite fast. Comparable to the Japanese Iowa, four of these leviathans face off in the [[Battlestations: Midway/Battle of the Sibuyan Sea|Battle of the Sibuyan Sea]]. Standard battleship tactics work, but great care must be taken to avoid torpedoes especially, since these ships have very little armour at the waterline. A mass of torpedoes, coupled by shells from ''Yamato'' and ''Musashi'', are the main way of taking down the Iowa-class. | ||
Dive bombers have little to no effect on the warship due to its strong deck and belt armour. Destroyers, surprisingly, can cause quite a bit of damage at close range due to their torpedoes - but destroyer shells will merely bounce off of the Iowa's hardened exterior. | Dive bombers have little to no effect on the warship due to its strong deck and belt armour. Destroyers, surprisingly, can cause quite a bit of damage at close range due to their torpedoes - but destroyer shells will merely bounce off of the Iowa's hardened exterior. |