User blog comment:TheAlphatheOmega/World of Warships Beta/@comment-27822411-20150313013045/@comment-27820070-20150313053948

Actually, Yamato has less torpedo defense and can take ALOT of damage from torpedo's.

Basically, to wrap this up, I am just going to say this, Iowa and Yamato are the same ships, only that Iowa has... So in a gunnery duel, Iowa and Yamato would have the same armor and guns, but the Iowa has a better tactical expertise going.
 * Better communications output
 * Better trained crew
 * Better reliability for practically everything
 * Better technology
 * Better Anti-Aircraft
 * Better fire-control