Yamato Sinking

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Yamato Sinking

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Post by Pips » 15 Oct 2015, 03:21

The Yamato was literally swamped by approx 3 waves of USN aircraft which, over 2 hours, tore the battleship to pieces.

Literature on the Yamato is surprisingly specific as to what hits occurred in what attacks, and their likely affect. Quite strange given that only approx 300 men survived out of the 3,300 on board.

What I haven't been able to find is the total number of aircraft involved in the attack, by type. And what the total number of aircraft damaged and destroyed was.

Anyone got any info on that? I would be greatly appreciative. :)

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Re: Yamato Sinking

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Post by mescal » 15 Oct 2015, 12:57

Hello,

Morison (vol XIV, p 205) states that TG 58.1 and 58.3 launched a main strike of 280 planes (98 of them TBF).
The contingent from Hancock (53 planes) did not find the target. It seems that those 53 planes are to be substracted from the 280 planes mentioned above.
TG 58.4 was initially out of position (because of CAP duty over Okinawa) and launched 106 planes which "were late reaching the target" according to Morison. It appears that they took no part in the attack.
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Re: Yamato Sinking

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Post by Bucketfoot-Al » 29 Nov 2015, 00:16

The reason that so many sailors died is that Yamato blew up just after capsizing. In case you want to explore the subject further, check out my website dedicated to Yamato and Musashi. You will find virtually every known photo of the two ships there, along with a lot of discussion I have added over the years.

http://www.battleshipyamato.com

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Re: Yamato Sinking

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Post by kieumoi » 19 Sep 2017, 11:48

7 April 1945, hundreds bomber and torpedo bomber US aircraft arrived over the battleship and this is the its tragic destiny: https://youtu.be/LtcN9pP7wGk

However, Yamato was the heaviest battleships ever constructed.

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