I agree. It also may be that the Musashi had the better trained crew, as they were some. She certainly had a great damage control team by IJN standards.
meant to say... as they were somewhat self conscious about their inferior status in the fleet to that of the Yamato. Probably worked harder to compensate.
Yes, I’m sure quality of crew was as much a factor as quantity of the crew. By the time the Battle of Okinawa rolled around, the survival rate for Japanese naval crews in combat was only slightly better than that of kamikaze pilots.