Both the Yamato battleships and the Musashi battleships were Japanese Yamato-class battleships. In 1945, the battleship Yamato was particularly cared for by more than 250 U.S. fighters in the Pacific, and after being hit by more than 10 torpedoes and aerial bombs, the battleship almost lost its fighters and finally chose to sink itself. Compared to Yamato's more than 10 torpedoes and aerial bombs, the Musashi battleship suffered even more serious damage!
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The battleship Musashi was the second ship of the Yamato-class battleships, officially commissioned in 1943 and sunk on October 24, 1944.
Musashi
The overall structure and configuration of the Musashi and Yamato battleships are basically the same. Its ship is 263 meters long, the waterline is 256 meters long, the ship is 38.9 meters wide, the waterline is 36.9 meters wide, and the full load draft is 10.86 meters. The standard displacement is 64,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 72,809 tons.
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In terms of power, 12 boilers are used to power four steam turbines, which can provide up to 153,000 horsepower. The maximum speed is 27 knots, and at 16 knots per hour, the maximum range is 7200 nautical miles.
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Its total armor weighs 22,895 tons, its main armor belt is 410 mm thick below the middle deck, between 35-55 mm above deck and 200 mm thick on the middle deck. The front turret is 650 mm thick, the gun mount is 560 mm thick, the top of the turret is 270 mm thick, and the turret sides are 250 mm thick caliber. The ammunition bulkhead is 270 mm thick at the top and 200 mm thick at the top of the boiler compartment.
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In terms of weapons, the Musashi and Yamato are also almost identical. Its main guns were equipped with a total of 9 three-seater 460 mm 45 caliber naval guns. The secondary guns are 2 x 3-pack 155 mm naval guns with a total of 6 guns. The anti-aircraft guns were equipped with a total of 24 twin 127 mm guns, a total of 156 x 45 x 3 x and 21 single-barrel 25 mm cannons, and a total of 4 x 2 twin 13.2 mm heavy machine guns. It is also equipped with 7 carrier-based aircraft.
Far (Yamato), Near (Musashi)
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On August 5, 1942, the Musashi was officially delivered to the Japanese Navy. On May 17, 1943, the Musashi transported the body of The Commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku, back to Japan. On 29 March 1944, just after leaving Palau, the battleship Musashi was secretly attacked by a submarine that had been ambushed by the U.S. military for a long time, and a torpedo fired by the submarine hit the bow of the Musashi, causing Musashi to return to port for repairs.
In June 1944, Musashi officially entered the war, and Musashi participated in the Battle of Mariana along with Yamato, but the results were not ideal. In October of the same year, Musashi took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, but was discovered by the U.S. Military. In these two battles, the US battleship "Iowa" also participated in the battle.
Near (Musashi)
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At 10:25 a.m. on October 24, 1944, 25 U.S. fighters departing from the aircraft carriers Dreadnought and Cabot focused on the Musashi. Under the affectionate care of this wave of American troops, the Musashi was first hit by a bomb on the bow of the ship, then by a bomb hit the main turret of the No. 1, and finally by a torpedo hit the starboard side of the battleship. In this air strike, Musashi caused some of the cabins to enter the water and the Main Gun No. 1 lost the ability to fire a salvo.
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After a short break, at 11:38, the U.S. military dispatched 45 more fighters to send a second wave of warmth to the Musashi. During this wave of care, Musashi was hit by two 227 kg bombs on the starboard side and three torpedoes on the side of the ship. This wave of care set Musashi's 2nd mechanical chamber on fire, and the foredeck sank 2 meters due to excessive water inlet.
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At 1:30 p.m., the U.S. military again sent a third wave of warmth (the number of U.S. fighters is unknown), in this wave of air raids, Musashi was first hit by 4 bombs one by one to close, followed by 2 torpedoes on the starboard side and 3 torpedoes on the fuel side, which reduced Musashi's speed to 20 knots.
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At 14:30, the U.S. military again dispatched more than 50 military aircraft to bomb the Musashi, and in this round, Musashi's aerial photography had dropped to 12 knots.
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After the 4th wave of warmth was sent out, 21 minutes later, the U.S. military launched the 5th wave of greetings. This time, the U.S. military gathered more than 100 military planes, including 12 SB2C dive bombers, 23 torpedo planes, and 16 Hellcat fighters, to greet the Musashi. In this wave, Musashi was hit by 10 bombs and 11 torpedoes in a row, which made Musashi tilt to the left of the ship to 10 degrees, and the draft of the ship reached 8 meters! The bow was close to sinking. Fortunately, at this time, two frigates of the fleet came out to help the Musashi take cover. This gave the Musashi a period of time to repair the hull.
By 19:15 in the evening, due to the high degree of injury to the warship, it could not be repaired, and its left tilt had reached 12 degrees, at this time it was unable to return to the sky, so the captain ordered the ship to be abandoned. At 19:30, the hull reached a left tilt of 30 degrees, and the hull was also turned upside down. The shells in the ammunition compartment also exploded for some reason.
Roughly calculated, in this engagement, the US military dispatched more than 200 sorties to participate in air strikes, and the battleship Musashi was hit by 20 torpedoes, 17 bombs, and 18 close-up shells. Besides the Musashi and Yamato, who else can withstand the bombardment of so many shells?