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Interesting that this repainted model retailed the 40 mm quad mounts rather than the 3"/50 dual mounts that would have replaced them. The shape of the 5"/54 turrets also resemble the older 5"/38 Mk 28 mounts rather than the Mk 41 that the Montanas would have gotten.As a side note, I believe the contractual design of the Iowas also had a gap between the front funnel and the fire control tower that was eventually closed when the ships were built, with the volume used for electronics. I wonder if the same would have happened to the Montanas had they been built.
Interesting that this repainted model retailed the 40 mm quad mounts rather than the 3"/50 dual mounts that would have replaced them. The shape of the 5"/54 turrets also resemble the older 5"/38 Mk 28 mounts rather than the Mk 41 that the Montanas would have gotten.
As a side note, I believe the contractual design of the Iowas also had a gap between the front funnel and the fire control tower that was eventually closed when the ships were built, with the volume used for electronics. I wonder if the same would have happened to the Montanas had they been built.
