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In the late 1930s , the Imperial Japanese Navy had plans to build a class of massive battleships called the Yamato class. These ships were to weigh nearly 70,000 tons and carry 18.1 inch guns.
IOTL, the ships were cancelled in favor of the smaller, faster, 16 inch gun Ezo class. But what if the IJN went ahead with the Yamato class? How much difference would it make once WW2 started?
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