This one is a bit of stretch even by my standards but I really wanted a modernized Bismark. The following is obviously entirely fictional and only works if you don’t think about it too hard. The Bismark would receive a number of impressive upgrades including entirely new fire control systems and barrels for its 15 inch guns. Along with upgrading all other armaments to modern standards the ship was also fitted with 96 Mk41 VLS cells, optimized for surface to air missiles. Indeed the entire ship, aside from its primary guns, was centered around air defense. 6 127 mm/64 (5”) LW cannon, 8 MANTIS, 6 23mm M11/23 and 4 RIIM-116D gave the Bismark a nigh impenetrable bubble of flack and missile defense. While the ship did possess a number of anti ship weapons her primary function would be to protect German fleets and cities from Russian cruise missiles.
The ship would be formally introduced to the German Navy as the FGS Bismark Neues Jahrtausend (New Millennium) in 2029.
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