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CaptainCrunch · 03-15-2010, 12:21 PM

I think even the Japanese admirality considered the battleships were going to be the ships that carried the day in terms of fleet battles and shore bombardment

They had commissioned two super battleships the Yamato class which were built between 37 and 42.

They carried 9 18 inch rifles which were far larger then anything in the American inventory, 37 AA guns 6 6 inch guns and 12 five inch guns. They were fast, mean and heavily armoured and their job was to outclass the American battleships.

They had built two, with another two built after 1942. However the losses of key fleet elements at Midway forced the Japanese to stop construction so they could focus on rebuilding their fleet.

03-15-2010, 12:21 PM	#144
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	I think even the Japanese admirality considered the battleships were going to be the ships that carried the day in terms of fleet battles and shore bombardment They had commissioned two super battleships the Yamato class which were built between 37 and 42. They carried 9 18 inch rifles which were far larger then anything in the American inventory, 37 AA guns 6 6 inch guns and 12 five inch guns. They were fast, mean and heavily armoured and their job was to outclass the American battleships. They had built two, with another two built after 1942. However the losses of key fleet elements at Midway forced the Japanese to stop construction so they could focus on rebuilding their fleet. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!