Why couldn't the US make a battleship better than the Yatamoto?

Answer 1

The US didn't know about the Yamato, she was built in secret. The US did make battleships better than the Yamato; the Iowa class and the Washington class. The Yamato class was bigger, but not better. The Montana class battleships were planned to be comparable in size to the Yamato, but it was decided to build more aircraft carriers instead. The Yamato and Musashi were sunk by US aircraft carriers.

Answer 2

The Yamato-class battleships were bigger and more heavily armed than any battleship in the US Navy. The US focused more on aircraft carriers and submarines for naval warfare, as they were seen as more effective in the changing dynamics of naval combat during World War II. Additionally, the construction of such large battleships was costly and resource-intensive, which may have influenced the US decision-making.