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German: Super heavy tank Japanese: Super heavy battleship Italian : Super heavy pizza

"Its like forging the perfect sword while everyone else was making machine guns"

There is also one interesting design flaw with that ship: Most of the AA defence wasn't able to get it's barrels lower than 10 Degrees, which made it possible for the Torpedo bombers to fly in at low altitude with relatively little resistance.

5:19 Him: “FATE” Me: “Don’t cry... Don’t cry!”

Image if this ship survived the war and acted as a museum now, how great touristic attraction would it be

Japan: This ship is unsinkable! Titanic: *laughter* good one kid.

The Yamato was recovered and retro fitted into a spaceship called the Argo and is now equipped with the Wave Motion engine.

Fan fact Yamato (γαμάτο), literally means "fucking awesome" in greek 😂

“It was made to kill 10 ships at once’s So we send plane’s.”

It's like the death star, it dominated everything, then got destroyed by tiny little X-Wings (or in this case, Hellcats and Corsairs)

_Shinano,_ in particular, was kept so secret and got out so little that literally only two photographs of the ship are known to exist; one of these was a photo of _Shinano_ in the dock taken from a high-altitude U.S. reconnaissance aircraft, while the other was taken by a sailor (not one from _Shinano)_ during her sea trials.

The downside to massive super ships is that they are large and expensive, meaning you generally don't want to risk losing it, meaning its rarely used. It also means its a massive target for the enemy, so they will basically focus solely on the one ship until its down.

When a single cannon weights more than your battleships: Run.

In 2199 it became space battleship yamato

The Shinano was supposed to be the last of the yamato class ships but it was turned into an aircraft carrier at the last second when the hull was being completed

Yamato took 12 bomb and 7 torpedo hits within two hours of battle. While her Sister ship Musashi Hit by approximately 19 torpedoes and 17 bombs, she sank about four hours after the last hit.

Yamato: sinks a US carrier This enraged the aircraft who punished them severely

This is why aircraft carriers became the center of fleets after WWII.

Bismark and Yamato: We are unsinkable! Titanic: Wanna bet?

There is a picture of a chunk of the 26" armor from Shinano with a 16" hole clean through it. The 16"/50s and 16"/45s of the American Fast Battleships were more than sufficient to take out the Yamato class. The US battleships were also faster and could control the range of the engagement. But that was a moot point after the Helldivers and Avengers got done.

Fun fact: Yamato was being ridiculed as “Hotel Yamato” by some locals, because while Yamato crews were treated elites and the ship housed all the luxury battleship could afford then, all she did was just swaggering around within the heavily guarded bay of Kure under the name of “top secret weapon”.

Almost one year has passed since the publication of this really stylish video. We are so proud being of part of it:)

16inches of armour holy. The amount of energy to make that ship is astounding

You know you're doomed when: Snow speaks Finnish Trees speaks Vietnamese Mountains speaks Filipino Beaches speaks German Corpses speaks Russian Oceans and seas speaks Japanese

Yamato: "I'm unsinkable!" *Bismarck, Titanic: **_Haha, you always make us laugh kid.._*

I think they should've mentioned that during Operation Ten-Go, the original plan was to purposely beach the Yamato for use as basically on off-shore unsinkable bunker. That reason is way the Yamato was targeted so hard: sink it before it couldn't be sunk.

Yamato back then: Battleship Yamato now: Sword of a motivated man

Who would win? The biggest warship to that point or a couple of flying bois

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Ship : Yamato Built by : Yamata Commanded by : Yamamato Also called : Yayamato Edit: *[insert an obligatory "thank you for **_____** likes" comment here]*

I simply just can not imagine what that final battle was like. Five ships vs 400 aircraft, absolute insanity

Informative, nuanced and amazing narration. Keep up the amazing work! 💗🤞✨

Man, that ship is THICC

Even noticing that the Yamato and Musashi battleships were that of little use in the war the Americans still feared their power and capability of what they COULD do. It was proved when the Yamato blasted the US carrier from 20 miles out; they simply didn't want to take the chance of any surface vessels fighting the Yamato so damn near the WHOLE carrier fleet dove upon the ship without mercy.

Bismark: i'm the best battleship ever existed Japan: hold my Yamato

AS a kid in the 60's, we climbed all over the USS TEXAS, moored at the Houstn ship channel. The 3 inch deck guns were still in place back then and they moved around so as kids , we targeted and SANK every big ship that went through the ship channel =) We tallied over 3 million tons of shipping and all received decorations!!!

Japan : Let's make the biggest warship ever Allied respond it with planes instead ships Japan : *suprised pikachu* America : *the future is now old man*

This thing could have literally went and sieged New Zealand for its supplies

What was special about operation ten-go was that it wasnt just a naval firefight operation, but the Yamato was actually ordered to beach itself, along with a few other ships, on the Island chain of Okinawa. It was to act as a fortress. It was torpedo's fired from planes belonging to the escort carrier U.S.S. Bataan that finally sank the battleship.

"The ship needed a displacement of 69,000 tons." *nice*

It was a beautiful ship and I am sure the Japanese were very proud of it.. But Billy Mitchell was proven right.. air power would prove the undoing of the great ships..

Poor crew members. Sailing aboard a gigantic coffin.

I’ve eaten food while watching this video multiple times. Congratulations on having the best video on KZfaq

I remember when I saw one of these in the game for the first time. I was so glad I was a destroyer and had such a little sight circle. The Yamato never saw me but I never took a shot at it since I didn't want the guns turning towards me!

“It needed a displacement of 69,000 tonnes,” nice.

The world's most heavily-armed hotel, ladies and gents.

6:34 the man on the left looks so done with this

Theres no fear quite like the fear of hearing a boom beyond the horizon and suddenly the destroyer next to you is nothing but slag and fire.

400 hundred planes?! Damn... Imagine seeing that..

It's like a Floating Death Star!

The Yamato Class of Battleships were truly impressive and the best of their time, imo. Shame one of these ships did not survive to become a museum.

I still find it insane how armor not even the size of a ruler can block explosive power from massive guns and bombs

As an American, I have to give respect to Yamato and her sister ship. They were absolutely beautiful, and I wish that they could have been preserved after the war.

*SCREAMS IN JAPANESE*

“The indomitable black dragon isn’t just some hotel that watches her friends do all the work” Me: you hear that…….that’s the Yamato screaming it’s lungs out

Space Battleship Yamato is one of my favorite anime ever. Knowing more about it's namesake is always awesome.

*sails behind you*

who would win: the biggest battleship ever build with biggest gun ever put in battleship and hundred of aa gun or some weird looking bird Edit: Damn, 2 years ago. Time sure flies.

Yamato: I'm the largest ship in the world. Bismarck: An I a joke to you?

Yamato:"I'm the strongest one there is!" US Navy Task Force 58:"You're sure about that?"

who would win: 1. The proud of the Japanese Navy, which is also the ship with the largest on a ship mounted weapons ever. Besides it has also an impressive compliment of AA guns and the best armor of it's time. 2. Some american flyi bois

WW2 version of a Super Star Destroyer Dreaghnout.

I love how they’re just standing there like business as usual when the torpedo hits

This is why this is my fav channel

Japanese: Our ship can counter any American battle ship they have USA: Sound of dive bombers intensifies

"It was decided that the ships displacement was 69,000 Tons" *It ain't honest, but its much*

Funny thing is, the German Battleship KMS Bismarck, for a period of only about 6 months was the largest/heaviest battleship ever built until IJN Yamato was launched in August of 1941. Slightly longer than HMS Hood but clocking in at just over 50,000 tons. KMS Bismarck wasn't necessarily larger than most other battleships though. She was longer than usual in design (as other German WWI battlecruiser descended designs like the Admiral Hipper and Scharnhorst classes were too), and only sported 15-inch guns when modern American fast battleships were getting 16-inch guns. But most of Bismarck's size and weight came from her massive quantity of armor. Unlike contemporary American and British designs which had transitioned to the more economic All-Or-Nothing Armor Scheme (basically meaning you only armor the most vital parts of the ship, enough hull compartments to keep the ship afloat even if all unarmored compartments flood, the boiler rooms, engine rooms, ammo magazines, turrets, spots, bridge, and propeller shafts/steering gear room with super heavy armor plating), the Germans just put armor everywhere, often putting intermediate caliber armor on the hull when such armor wouldn't stop battleship grade shells and would in fact enable high-explosive shells to be triggered by hitting the lighter armor platting (overpenetration is actually a blessing for large warships, as it means the shell passes through without exploding, with the shell explosion causes most of the typical serious battle damage to a ship). IJN Yamato also used the newer All-Or-Nothing Armor Scheme, which meant that while she was only about 15,000 tons heavier than Bismarck, she was also considerably bigger, with massive 18-inch guns and a hull large enough to support them. This ironically means KMS Bismarck's design was actually a bit *inefficient* (the result of German shipbuilders being rusty from having been forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles from building battleships until Hitler ordered them to break it). A thoroughly up-to-the-latest design techniques from the British, Americans, and Japanese Bismarck would have resulted in a ship probably weighing in at around 40,000-45,000 tons, but with a top speed of 32+ knots, as fast as the fastest heavy cruisers and battlecruisers in the world and far outstripping the speed of any other battleship (even standard fast battleships that topped out around 27-28 knots).

Just ordered a model of her yesterday made by Cobi. Can't wait for it to get here. :)

What a waste of a beautiful ship...

Simple History Drinking Game: take a shot every time "guns" is said in this video.

2:05 I love how he said “supposed to” !

Even though it was on the losing side, as lm an ex sailor who served 20 yrs in the military , of course lm pleased we won however as a 63yrs old now , its still sad that a marvelous ship ( lady ) like that and all those lives lost, but had to be done. Sad , l hate war as an ex serviceman. 😢

THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE!

Japanese navy: it needs this, this and that Shipyard: ok but it will displace 69,000 tons Japanese navy : Nicccceeeeee

Japanese: It is unsinkable! USA: *hold my coke* Moral of the story: Never call a ship unsinkable.

"Wow! Very informative and creative." (-James)

Had aircraft not progressed as rapidly as they did. I’m sure these ships would’ve held HUGE military importance

Why do the Japanese sailors look like Canadians from South Park?

This was admiral Yamamoto’s Command ship during the battle of midway... And other battles, it’s sister ship. The IJN Musashi, sank in my country, Philippines, Leyte gulf. The Yamato finally sank in the battle of Okinawa.

Man this really makes me motivated

What would you do if you had the biggest and strongest ship ever built? Right never use it

Years later, the Yamato would rise to fight again, this time to journey across space to Iscandar in the Large Magellanic Cloud to save Earth from deadly radiation bombs.

Japan: **make Yamato** Allied bombers: look! Tojo's new toy!

Man. Yamato would have made for such an awesome museum ship

that SHI🅱️ is *T H I C C*

Japanese Aircrafts:"Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru! " American Warship:"WHAT?!" *Attack on Pearl Harbor* Later American aircrafts:"You're already dead!" Yamato:"NANI!" *Yamato sinks*

I think the Yamato counterpart in Star Wars universe is Executor (Vader's flagship)

great video

The Musashi was found in the Philippines. Sunk during the battle of Leyte Gulf.

69,000 tons *_nice_*

6:27 It’s maybe unintentional but the deadpan look of the sailors being torpedoed (& a couple other places) is pretty funny...🤣

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“The enemy has been supplied with a dreadnought”

Damn his armor thicc

Thank you for making video about me

3:13 those gun turret said : " we're watching you. "

*Sees Simple History doing a video on the Yamato* "Huh, I wonder if World of Warship sponsored this?" *Finds out it was* "Figures."

I think all battleship's weakness is torpedo..

Imagine being one of the Allies in that theater of war; Marine: Why is the horizon moving??