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Old 04-06-24, 10:04 PM   #5108
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1945 Battle of Okinawa: Giant Japanese battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa with orders to beach herself and be destroyed defending the island.
IE: the Yamoto and 9 other vessels sailed on a suicide mission (no wonder they called it Operation Ten Go!??) with only sufficient fuel to reach Okinawa, to intercept the American fleet off Okinawa...it was intercepted the very next day; "Nippon it in the bud" if ever!??
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