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 ...

Weighing nearly 72,000 tons, the Yamato was equipped with the largest naval cannons in history, 18.1-inch guns, capable of firing shells over 26 miles. Despite its impressive armament and armor ...

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 ...