Atlantic/Pacific 46

According to http://www.navweaps.com/
I would assume yes, the 40.6 cm/L 52 guns had a bit better range and armor penetration on the side, traded off by a bit lower penetration of deck armor from about 18,000 m distance onwards.
The planned boring out to 42 cm calibre would have changed this IMO to a further advantage for the germans.

Its horizontal armor was - combined upper deck and armordeck - better than the Lion class, traded off by a lesser side armor.

In general I would say an H-class battleship would have had good chance to stand up against a Lion-class, a bit depending on the starting range of the battle : the closer the better for the H-class IMO (esp. if armed with 42 cm calibre).


which again goes to show how crap the H class battleships were

the fact that you can only say 'would have a good chance to stand up against a Lion'

h-39 55000 tons standard
HMS Lion - 43500 tons standard

an extra 10k+ only gets you a good chance
 
You can forget about the Ho 229 , if modern aeronautical knowledge has proven it incapable of sustained combat flight and capable of departure from sustained flight under very small influences then it belongs with the Napkin in the bin . Great design but 40 years to soon for the control computer needed to make it fly .

He 162 was good , every actual flying test done by the allies showed it to be a potent point defence interceptor .

AR 234 . well this was fast and good but not fast enough to avoid fighters all the time . A meteor or vampire would likely chase it down .
 
You can forget about the Ho 229 , if modern aeronautical knowledge has proven it incapable of sustained combat flight and capable of departure from sustained flight under very small influences then it belongs with the Napkin in the bin . Great design but 40 years to soon for the control computer needed to make it fly .

So in 1946 Germany has only got one main jet fighter (Messerschmitt Me 262) and what ever Emergency Fighter Program project mange to become a real flying fighter.
 
which again goes to show how crap the H class battleships were

the fact that you can only say 'would have a good chance to stand up against a Lion'

h-39 55000 tons standard
HMS Lion - 43500 tons standard

an extra 10k+ only gets you a good chance
Why bother using a Lion BB when a squadron of Lancasters can dropTallboys on on a nearly finished version a la the Tirpitiz?
 
Why bother using a Lion BB when a squadron of Lancasters can dropTallboys on on a nearly finished version a la the Tirpitiz?

If the H-39 is completed before 1944 than it is mostly used in intercepting a atrtic convoy which sees it sunk either by British carrier planes a la Yamato or sunk in a massive dual between it and British battleships (one or two lion battleships taking on on H-39 might not be a problem for them).
 
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