Will we see the IJN Yamamoto in Enigma because it was completed in 1941, and that might be two late for Enigma. I sure wouldn't want to face those 18 inch guns!
Yup, that ship is a little late for our current timeline. 15" guns are as big as you have to face...
Ah, but what about the Iowas? Or indeed the North Carolinas? They had 16" guns. So did the Rodney and Nelson, but whether or not they'll show up....
and under whose flag!!!
Well, the Iowas and NCs are USN. Rodney and Nelson and the KGVs I agree shouldn't show up (built post WWI and start of WWII).
IIRC, East said something about the sisters ships to the Hood being captured by the German Empire when they invaded England.
HMS Hood had no sister ships. Renown and Repulse were similar in design, but were not the same class. You could say that Hood was a 'beefed up' Renown class!
Actually Hood did have sister ships; HMS Hood was launched on 22nd August 1918, and completed on March 5th 1920. She was to have three sister ships, Anson, Howe & Rodney. All four ships were laid down in 1916 but only Hood survived the cancellations due to the Armistice of November 1918.
In our timeline those other keels where well through construction (no Armistice) when Germany took over England...I believe (ok I know) that as you get into the singleplayer game you may find out what happened to at least 2 of them (and the Hood)...
--East