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Originally Posted by DogFather
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.
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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.