Comprising three ships—Yamato, Musashi, and Shinano—they featured unprecedented 18-inch guns capable of firing 3,200-pound shells over 25 miles. -Despite their formidable design, all three ...

resource-strapped Japan had dumped into the Yamato development program. Her armament was the battleship’s defining feature. Nine 18.1-inch Type 94 naval guns, mounted in three triple turrets ...

The Musashi and its sister vessel, the Yamato, were two of the largest battleships ... a “mighty battleship” that had “mammoth 18-inch guns”. Measuring 263m it remains one of the largest ...

As the lead ship of the Yamato-class battleships, she boasted unparalleled size and firepower, equipped with 18-inch guns and state-of-the-art technology of her time. Yamato represented Japan’s ...