HIJMS Yamato sank under a barrage of bombs and torpedoes two months before the projected completion date of USS Montana. The German and Soviet ships didn’t make it much farther than the Montanas ...

Specifically, the Americans wanted to surpass the Japanese Yamato-class battleships. In essence, the Montana-class battleships were designed to be the primary embodiment of naval firepower and ...

HIJMS Yamato sank under a barrage of bombs and torpedoes two months before the projected completion date of USS Montana. The German and Soviet ships didn’t make it much farther than the Montanas ...