Iowa Class

Iowa class
The Iowa class consisted of 4 ships but originally planned for 6. The 4 ships are Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The Iowa's were the strongest U.S. ships ever made, their main battery consisted of 9 x 16 inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns in 3 triple turrets, and secondary armament of 20 x 5 inch/38 Mark 12 caliber guns, and anti-aircraft armament of 80 x Bofors 40mm/56 caliber AA guns, and 49 x Oerlikon 20mm/70 caliber AA guns. These ships were capable opponents to the Japanese Yamato class battleships. The Iowa class battleships were the fastest battleships ever built, with a normal operating speed of 31 knots, and a theoretical top speed of 35 knots.

Roles
These ships were intended to escort US carrier groups and protect them from enemy aircraft and sea attacks. They were also intended to be used as naval gunfire support.

Gameplay
The Iowa can be played in the downloadable ship challenge "Raid on Truk" as the Iowa and on the Xbox Live multiplayer "Battle of the Sibuyan Sea" as the Iowa and New Jersey.