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To: Huskrrrr

The Yamato saw very limited action before it was sunk. A huge waste of money.

Building instant scrap ,LOL


9 posted on 03/12/2017 12:05:21 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

Yamamoto strongly opposed these. It’s one reason they put him out to sea-—it was thought if he stayed at IJN HQ in Tokyo he’d be assassinated by the “battleship admirals” or the Army.


45 posted on 03/12/2017 12:57:53 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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