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Between 13:20 and 14:15, the second and third waves of U.S. aircraft attacked, concentrating on Yamato. During this time, Yamato was hit by at least eight torpedoes and up to 15 bombs. The bombs did extensive damage to the topside of the ship, including knocking out power to the gun directors and forcing the anti-aircraft guns to be ...
The Surface Special Attack Force increased speed to 24 knots (28 mph; 44 km/h), and following standard Japanese anti-aircraft defensive measures, the destroyers began circling Yamato. The first aircraft swooped in to attack at 12:37.
However, US reports that Yamato closed to within 2,400 yd (2.2 km) of the American ships before she was attacked by American aircraft are not supported by Yamato ' s own action report. [67] At 09:11, Kurita ordered his ships to regroup to the north and at 09:22 Yamato slowed to 20 knots and came round to course 040, finally setting course 000 ...
In 1944, both Yamato and Musashi underwent significant anti-aircraft upgrades in preparation for operations in Leyte Gulf [60] using the space freed up by the removal of both midships 15.5 cm (6.1 in) secondary battery turrets, [61] and ended up with a complement of twenty-four 12.7 cm (5.0 in) guns, [61] and one hundred and sixty-two 25 mm (0. ...
The 46 cm (18.1 in) 46 cm/45 Type 94 naval rifle was a wire-wound gun.Mounted in three 3-gun turrets (nine per ship), they served as the main armament of the two Yamato-class battleships that were in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
At 1220 on 7 April 1945 the Yamato force was attacked by waves of 386 aircraft (180 fighters, 75 bombers, 131 torpedo planes) from Task Force 58. Japanese light cruiser Yahagi lies motionless after a torpedo hit. Light cruiser Yahagi under intense bomb and torpedo attack [6]
Air Unit: 3 Aichi E13A1 Type 0 'Jake' float planes, 2 Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 'Dave' float planes Chikuma (Capt. Keizo Komura) Air Unit: 3 Aichi E13A1 Type 0 'Jake' float planes, 2 Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 'Dave' float planes 3rd Battleship Division, 2nd Section Rear Admiral Tamotsu Takama in Haruna 2 Kongo-class fast battleships (8 × 14-in. main ...
2 Fusō class — built 1915-1917 Fusō — †October, 1944; Yamashiro — †October, 1944; 2 Ise class — built 1917-1918 Ise — †July, 1945; Hyūga — run aground in July, 1945; 2 Nagato class — built 1920-1921 Nagato; Mutsu — †June, 1943; 0 Yamato class (3 building (1 converted to aircraft carrier Shinano) and 1 cancelled later ...