You remind me so much to lwd and his ridiculous stances, really. Only that he knew a lot better what he was talking about than you. If a guy like Lutscha writes what he did here you just shut up and listen.Exception... I think the South Dakotas were somewhat better ships, if we're measuring by the pound (or kilo) and they were a little smaller. Not a a great diff, but enough to make that exception... a notable exception. Otherwise.. when it comes to warships, guns, horsepower, and bank accounts... bigger is generally better. Most of the time.
Of course 4 x 2 was better than 3 x 3: pick up the Raven and Roberts book on British battleships and the full lenght explanation is right there and has been there for decades. What else? Let's bring up the decaping deck of Bismarck's class that makes the Iowa and South Dakota classes a joke. Please!
Good night.