Then there are some differences in the piping on the main fire control tower, as well as cosmetic differences between the aft fire control tower. The shape of the quad 40 mm Bofors gun tub on the #3 turret also differs slightly between Iowa and Missouri. Additionally, by 1945, Iowa's Mk.37 directors should have the Mk.22 radar (nicknamed "orange peel") mounted alongside the Mk.12 the Mk.22 is modeled on Montana's Mk.37 directors but currently not on Iowa's. Furthermore, the rear mast has several antennas currently not modeled. Moving more towards the aft of the ship, the arrangement of the signal platforms and Mk.51 director platforms on the Iowa is slightly different from Missouri, as seen in the following pictures. The reason for this is that Iowa's bridge and conning tower has window slits at the lower level for flagship duties, and the 20 mm Oerlikons are low enough to not obstruct forward vision from this lower level. The second notable difference would be that unlike her sisters, Iowa had three 20 mm Oerlikons on her #2 turret compared to the quad 40 mm Bofors mount in that position for New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin. You can see this in a picture where Iowa (right) and Missouri (left) were sailing side-by-side in 1945. Furthermore, the shape of the uppermost platform at the 011 level on the fire control tower is different for Iowa/ New Jersey and Missouri/ Wisconsin. In-game, this is modeled in Iowa's A hull, not but in the B or C hull. These fins were only present on Iowa and were not on any of her sisters. The first would be the vertical windbreaker "fins" at the 08 level in the platform that extends in front of the main mast. Furthermore, New Jersey herself has some unique differences in her bridge in 1944 (compare with the square bridge that all ships of the class eventually got) that I think would be better served if we see the actual ship in-game. As for why I chose Iowa in particular, the in-game model of the traverse bulkhead is 287 mm, which correspond to the thickness on Iowa and New Jersey rather than 368 mm on Missouri and Wisconsin. With the developers updating the models of older ships such as the Yamato's, I think an Iowa model update should incorporate changes in order to distinguish her as the actual USS Iowa of 1945/1946, as there are several visual differences between her and the rest of the ships of her class. The Iowa is among the oldest ship models in the game.
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