User blog comment:Tybaltcapulet/Chester Nimitz vs Karl Dönitz/@comment-27043000-20190328062156

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Main Battleships:The Bismarck Class Battleship is faster, has a longer range, and has more secondary guns which some may be of less power than its foes' but there's still 30 more. The Colorado-Class Battleship has the bigger main gun, torpedoes are designed for naval combat unlike flak which is primarily for aircraft, and it's got the better design with less flaws. I'm going with the Colorado here for it's combination of better firepower all-around and superior design beating out the Bismarck's greater mobility. Edge:Nimitz

Cruisers:The Northampton-Class Cruiser is faster, has a longer range, has the bigger main guns with numerous supporting ones, more antiaircraft guns, and the bigger torpedoes. The Könisberg Class Cruiser has the bigger antiaircraft guns, more torpedoes, and mines. Overall, I'm giving it to the Northampton for its greater damage output in guns and missiles along with better mobility while the Könisberg's only uncontested edge is mines which are effective but are more useful for surprise attacks and likely won't be able to be used in a direct battle. Edge:Nimitz

Destroyers:The Type 1936A Destroyer is faster, has more and bigger main guns, and mines. The Allen M. Sumner Class has a longer range, secondary guns, bigger antiaircraft guns, more depth charges, and more torpedoes. I'm actually going to declare this even as the Type moves faster and hits harder with its main guns but the Allen can make up for this with its secondary guns and far larger stockpile of torpedoes. Edge:Tie

Submarines:The Balao Class is faster, has a longer range, more torpedoes, a bigger main gun, and secondary guns. The Type VII U-Boat can go deeper underwater and can have mines. Ironically enough, the U-Boat loses against the Balao which has pretty much all the edges except being easier to hit with depth charges and lacking mines which aren't that effective anyways. Edge:Nimitz

X-Factors:In Training, Chester Nimitz takes the edge for having a far more detailed career where he went to an Academy for several years and actually achieved more than others while Karl Dönitz only had standard and officer training. In Experience, I give a slight edge to Chester Nimitz for serving longer and being the head of the United States Pacific Fleet from the beginning while Karl Dönitz only became the head of the Kriegsmarine when the war was almost over. In Tactics, Karl Dönitz takes a clear edge as this is a random encounter and Chester Nimitz likely won't get any intelligence before the fight to prepare an ambush and while he can defend against submarines, his tactics still rely too much on prep. In Logistics, Chester Nimitz takes a clear edge as the US not only has multiple ships like Germany but can also give them better weapons and armor which Karl Dönitz didn't have access to. Edge:Nimitz

Final Verdict:It should be clear from my edges that Chester Nimitz and the United States Pacific Fleet will be victorious in this battle where they hold pretty much every advantage. Karl Dönitz and the Kriegsmarine may have an equally capable Destroyer and better Tactics but the U-Boats are inferior to their counterparts and have to deal with far more depth charges than them. Overall Nimitz is just far better supplied than Dönitz and it shows with his superior fleet and he's got the better career as well to lead them to victory.

Winner:Chester Nimitz