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Old September 29th, 2009, 01:43 PM
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Default Re: DID THE YAMATO EVER DO ANYTHING???

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Originally Posted by DogFather View Post
A lack of 18-inch shells, was the reason, Yamato and Musashi didn't
participate in the Battle of Guadalcanal? I have wondered why Japan did
not use these two ships at Guadalcanal, it's my understanding, they used just about everything avaible.
Here's an article that susggest it was oil. Although there was also a question of whether the Yamato could get in and out without being vulnerable to attack US airpower. Hiei and Kirishima were faster.
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