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Forget the Montana-Class or Yamato Battleships: Japan Wanted a 90,000 Ton Monster Warship

Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Design A-150 “Super Yamato” was meant to be the ultimate battleship: up to 70,000–90,000 ...
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When Japan's Yamato Battleship Died: "It Was Like a Tactical Nuclear Weapon Going Off"

Key point: The destruction of Yamato was inevitable even as far back as the attack on Pearl Harbor. In early 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy made a difficult decision: it would sacrifice the largest, ...
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The Yamato Was Hell to Sink—And It Went Out With a Bang Like a Nuclear Blast

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Yamato took ten torpedo and seven bomb hits, and was hurting badly. Despite counterflooding, the ship continued to list, and once it reached thirty-five degrees the ...