Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "USS Des Moines - Guide 251" video.

@bkjeong4302 a quick look at Wiki, shows Alaska had only a 9" belt. enough to fend off 8", and maybe German 11" shells. vs a Kongo's armor, which varied from 3"-8". Navweaps does not have armor penetration data for the Japanese 14"/45, but muzzle velocity and range of that gun vs the US 12"/50 are very close. If the Kongo blew a lot of chaff in the air to blind Alaska's radar, it could go either way.
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@garyhill2740 The British, US, Germans and Japanese all had chaff that could be dropped by aircraft. The Wiki article does not discuss ship mounted rockets for dispensing chaff, like the British used successfully in the Falklands.
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