On the morning of april 7, 1945, the japanese battleship yamato, behemoth of naval engineering and pride of the imperial japanese navy, sortied on what was essentially a suicidal mission. Yamato is the son of kaidou Born as kaidou's daughter and groomed from a young age to be his heir, yamato instead developed a profound admiration for the legendary samurai kouzuki oden After oden's death, yamato decided to become like him, impersonating him and adopting his mannerisms. By 1420, the main deck was vertical and, at 1430, yamato had rolled over and just gone under when the no.1 forward magazine detonated in a massive explosion that killed almost all of yamato ’s. Explore the rise and dramatic sinking of the yamato, japan’s massive wwii battleship, built in secret and lost in a final mission against american forces in 1945.
The yamato was unique compared to other warships from the era, not only because it was the largest battleship on the sea It was different in that it embodied the entire imperial japanese war effort into a single vessel.
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