Thread: DID THE YAMATO EVER DO ANYTHING???
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Default Re: DID THE YAMATO EVER DO ANYTHING???
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Originally Posted by lwd View Post
It's thought that one of the reasons Musahi lasted so long is she took torpedos from both sides which resulted in inadvertnat counter flooding. I believe when they went after Yamato the plan was to try and only hit her on one side with torps.
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