[skeeter]

BTW the Musashi was better constructed than Yamato - it took far more punishment and took longer to sink.

[Blueflag]

The Yamato was hit by 11 confirmed torpedoes , reportedly all port side to induce a capsize. Plus over a dozen bombs which knocked out fire and damage control systems. That’s quite the beating. How many did here sister ship endure?

FWIW, my late dad was there as a TBM pilot but was not part of the missions against the YAmato due to burns on his hands suffered as part of firefighting duties after a kamikaze attack on his ship the USS Barnes.

[Blueflag]

19 torpedoes, 17 bombs +/- wow. Difference in attack though. Musashi was hit on both sides by torpedoes slowing the eventual capsize and sinking. Yamato flooded almost exclusively port side and the crew could not adequately counter flood.

Good naval history. Never knew it.

[Vigilanteman]

I think you are comparing apples to oranges. They were sister ships constructed from identical plans.

The Musashi performed better because it had a full crew, sufficient fuel for maneuvering and plenty of alternative targets.

The Yamato was on a one-way suicide mission with an abbreviated crew, enough fuel to get to Okinawa but not return, and only a light cruiser and a handful of destroyers as alternative targets.