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Yamashiro didn't have that open tripod at the front.
http://www.military.cz/ww2_ships/Japan/BB/Yamashiro/yamashiro01_s.jpg

grr won't use the image from there, please go to the link.

The Yamashiro is the right idea I think in terms have having mid ship main gun batteries.
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Lets see if this jpg uploads.
Notice open tripod in the "as built" 1915 version of Fuso/Yamashiro.

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ORIGINAL: Belce

Yamashiro didn't have that open tripod at the front.
http://www.military.cz/ww2_ships/Japan/BB/Yamashiro/yamashiro01_s.jpg

grr won't use the image from there, please go to the link.

The Yamashiro is the right idea I think in terms have having mid ship main gun batteries.

That is after a late 1920's rebuild. She looked like the plans above as built.
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Fuso is the correct answer.
The pictures were taken in 1920.

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