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The Japanese Navy's Yamato was a massive behemoth of 65,000 tons. One third of this weight was amour plating. Yamato's main armament of 9 x 18" and 12 x 6.1 guns outgunned every battleship. In 1945 Yamato's anti-aircraft complement was staggering. Nearly 200 anti-aircraft guns could be brought to bare against any airborne attack. With sister ship Musashi sunk
More..in 1944, by 18 torpedoes and 10 bombs, from US Navy aircraft, Yamato hid until the invasion of Okinawa. Yamato's final mission was the symbolic death of the Imperial Japanese Fleet.
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Added: Aug 5 2007 In: education
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