Save the Yamato!

[Aimbot]

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Sadly sights like these have become all too common. Sinkings have become more and more freequent (with one sick individual going so far as to post a "how to" video) and threaten to exterminate this amazing sixty four thousand ton apex predator entirely. Some chose to exterminate these beauties for sport, and others for renown. Many cite aggression as the reason for violence against Yamato, yet the best way to avoid aggression from Yamato is to observe it quietly from a distance. While it may be a deadly threat to you it is a caring protector to the lesser vessels it travels with and shows an inspiring dedication to their safety. Others may just be ignorant of its anatomy. While we are fully capable of submerging at will Yamato never submerge on their own volition and submerging is a sign of very poor health. Without this magnificent beast the ecosystem of the Pacific theater could be irrevocably destabilized. Please help stop the violence and ensure your grandchildren have the opportunity one day to see Yamato themselves.

If you would like to pledge yourself to the cause please post this image in your signature.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/Atlarge/sig2.png
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108782)

[XanderF]

"is a sign of very poor health"

ROFL!!

[Schlageter-JG26]

Dude, sign me up. You've obviously got a better crack dealer than I do! :|\\

[Aimbot]

I assure you, Schlageter-JG26, that the only mind altering substance I am under is a deap love and respect for one of the greatest of the Pacific's inhabitants. Well, I guess I am under two influences: love, respect and devo-
Damnit.

[jimmie]

Although I don't have guts to use the picture as a signature, you rock :rock:

[NefariousKoel]

LOL

You're taking donations too? :rotfl:

[Aimbot]

As a matter of fact we are. Any unneeded diesel and seamen you might have available would greatly aid the many crippled Yamato we currently have under our care.

We Saviors of Indigenous Naval Crafts (or Sinc) have accepted the same reality that your sex education class has: that you're going to do what you bloody well like regardless of what we tell you. Therefore we have decided to guide you in the safest way to destroy these magnificent entities, despite our sincere hope that you abstain from the activity.

On sighting the Yamato it would be wise to submerge to periscope depth. After getting a good angle of approach maneuver yourself to be perpendicular to the ship at about fifteen hundred yards. Surface and cut power to your engines. This will allow the ship to prepare itself for its impending and undignified demise at your hands. In order to facilitate your attack the Yamato in question will turn its guns to face you. If it doesn't do this right away you may wish to fire a shot over the vessel to speed the process. Wait exactly one minute, regardless of any activity that would cause you to desire otherwise. If you do not wait a full minute your torpedoes will be ineffective. After a full minute you should be able to attack and receive your blood stained rewards.

We at SINC would like you to remember, though, that the only way to guarantee your safety is through abstinence.

[Aimbot]

Refreshing the page caused a repost. Wierd.

[NefariousKoel]

OOOoo! New sig!

:up:Aimbot. :rotfl:

[peewee]

isn't the plural of Yamato, Yamati?

[jimmie]

isn't the plural of Yamato, Yamati?

There is no common "plural" form in Japanese langauge, so "two Yamato" is most natural. It may be said Yamatoes in English, though.

The stress should be put on the first 'a,' thus 'Ya' is pronounced with accent, not "ma," if you would like to behave pedantic.

[NefariousKoel]

I would like to nominate this thread as Post of the Month, or even 'Classic'.

[Fat Bhoy Tim]

isn't the plural of Yamato, Yamati?
There is no common "plural" form in Japanese langauge, so "two Yamato" is most natural. It may be said Yamatoes in English, though.

The stress should be put on the first 'a,' thus 'Ya' is pronounced with accent, not "ma," if you would like to behave pedantic.

'You say Yamatoes'

[oblivionenigma]

This thread is amazing. I've been truly enlightened by your plea, and if I ever have any spare seamen I can donate, I'll be sure to. Do they have a paypal account for this kind of a donation, or is there another way to donate seamen?

[UBootMann]

This thread is amazing. I've been truly enlightened by your plea, and if I ever have any spare seamen I can donate, I'll be sure to. Do they have a paypal account for this kind of a donation, or is there another way to donate seamen?
They have to buy you dinner first:rotfl:

[Aimbot]

This thread is amazing. I've been truly enlightened by your plea, and if I ever have any spare seamen I can donate, I'll be sure to. Do they have a paypal account for this kind of a donation, or is there another way to donate seamen?
Depending on where you live there are probably centers dedicated to just this sort of donation. They may even reimburse you generously for the effort. Just make sure you do not have a contractual obligation to provide for their offspring. Though the Yamato is not a pleasure Yacht, seamen can be promiscuous.

[Kresge]

If you change the red circle to a red triangle I might be more inspired to your cause :D

[Schlageter-JG26]

Wakarimasende****a.

While you're saving the Uber BB, you might do us a favor and track her movements over time in the game. I am getting a sneaky suspicion that aside from single ships, any convoy or task force is on a prescheduled and non-random path.

I've started and restarted numerous campaigns now as I continue to tweak files and I KEEP seeing the SAME ship and fleet movements every time.

I'm fine with that, and at the same time I'm not. That is to say that I fervently want all fleets and historical events to be and happen as accurately to real life as possible. But I don't want all the rest of the traffic to keep running the same exact schedule. I've bagged the same Huge Euro Transport 4 times now SE of Kobe.

[Aimbot]

If you change the red circle to a red triangle I might be more inspired to your cause :D
We at SINC know brilliance when we see it.

[Tigrone]

SINC = Sink?

Oh my God, they Killed Kenny!:dead: Again, and again, and again.

[zaza]

Ya ma to-----Yamato

Mu sa shi----Musashi

IJN battle ship names are old Japanese prefecture(small countries) name.

This is in Japanese kanji and hiraganai.
Upper is Yamato lower is Musashi

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5628/yamatouu2.jpg




:up: :up: :up:

[Aimbot]

doomo arigato gozaimasu. I knew the hiragana but not the Kanji. Kanji dictionaries are so frusterating. I still haven't gotten to where I can guess the pattern and stroke order naturally. :damn:

In real life there was the Yamato and the Musashi. In SHIV there are only Yamato.

But I always thought Musashi was named after the swordsman?

[Snakeeyes]

Want to resurrect the Yamato? Watch Starblazers.

http://www.desslok.com/

[darius359au]

Want to resurrect the Yamato? Watch Starblazers.

http://www.desslok.com/

Maybe thats what a Yamato need to fight of the evil hunters - A Wave Motion Gun :D:D

[Snakeeyes]

What a great show that was. I have two seasons on DVD.

[I-25]

2 days ago was the 62nd anny. of the sinking of the yamato

[Coolhand01]

The Yamato was sunk in 1955? I thought she was sunk in '45. That would be 62 years ago. Sorry. Had to be a smart a**...CH

[DirtyHarry3033]

Aimbot, fantastic thread!!! :up:

Got me interested in reading up on Yamato (on company time ;) ) and here are some links that might be of interest to Sinc members that don't know about 'em:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/supership/

Note that PBS is re-running "Sinking The Supership" April 10th (tomorrow!), I'll definitely be recording it.


This is cool also:

http://album.nikon-image.com/nk/NK_ImageView.asp?key=555537&un=97313&pos=1

22 pages of pics of a 1/10th scale model of Yamato in Kure City, Japan. Be sure to click the thumnail to open the pic in a new window, then click that pic for an even larger one. There's also a slideshow of all the pics here:

http://album.nikon-image.com/nk/SlideShow.asp?UserNo=97313&key=555537&src=8670942&m=0&x=1

How'd you like to have THAT model in your bathtub ??!?!

DH

[Navigator857]

Hmmm, while your request is heart-felt and though out as well I sadly will decline to add to your signatures. I will, however add my reason. It can be summed up in three words....


REMEMBER

PEARL HARBOR!


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[Deep6]

This thread is too damn funny!:rotfl: OP for submariner of the month.

[DirtyHarry3033]

This thread is too damn funny!:rotfl: OP for submariner of the month.
I'll second that! I'm still waiting eagerly to see my 1st school of Yamato in their native habitat, protecting their young. If I ever get so lucky, I'll take lots of photos. Only prob is, I like closeups and the only way I can think of to get those, is to attach the camera to the business end of a Mk 14 :rotfl:

[I-25]

The Yamato was sunk in 1955? I thought she was sunk in '45. That would be 62 years ago. Sorry. Had to be a smart a**...CH

JAJAJA true... my calculus skill's aint as sharp as i tought

edited prob

[Aimbot]

We at SINC are not unreasonable, and we know that a growing Gato needs a healthy supply of both tonnage and adrenalin. But did you know that you can maintain a healthy diet with nothing but merchant shipping and the occasional gunboat and aircraft supplement? Are you aware of the atrocities your diet is causing? Your ravenous consumption of flattops, for example, has caused breeders to use unnatural means to convert proud battleships to meet supply. Not only does abstinence from a warship diet lead to a longer life expectancy, it also helps prevent heart conditions and leaves you with the moral security that you aren't causing suffering towards the beings we don't want you to. By capitulating to our lifestyle you've allowed guilt mongering and peer pressure to make a real difference, and with the measly sacrifice of your basic freedoms.

[NefariousKoel]

Are you aware of the atrocities your diet is causing?

What's the best diet for producing seamen for Yamato?

[Aimbot]

I hear pineapple prevents scurvy and makes your seamen more pleasant.

[TheSatyr]

Pear Harbor was actually attacked by irate smurfs pretending to be Japanese...True story dat. (Puts on flame retarded since I KNOW some people here have no sense of humor...heh).

[Navigator857]

Pear Harbor was actually attacked by irate smurfs pretending to be Japanese...True story dat. (Puts on flame retarded since I KNOW some people here have no sense of humor...heh).

That's actually funny :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Rhodes]

:up: Want to resurrect the Yamato? Watch Starblazers.

http://www.desslok.com/

Damn, to late.

I wanted to post that the Yamato was gong to be saved and all the children would have a chance to see it in the future when the ship was going to be transformed in to a spaceship. :up:

ehehhe one of the greats anime show of all time. "Space Battleship Yamato" a.k.a. "Starblazers" :rock:

[Yak]

I hear pineapple prevents scurvy and makes your seamen more pleasant.

ROFL!
The ever-present nagging GF over the shoulder thought that most amusing too... ;)

[SteamWake]

You say Yohmahtoe I say Yomaytoe

[Sir Big Jugs]

Yohmahtoe Yomatoe Yamatoe?:doh:

Too many toes. I'm lost.:dead:

http://www.mfiap.com/halo/toe.jpg

[Crosseye76]

A truly inspiring thread. :up:

[Lorgar]

I made this for the Yamato fans


swap this file in sub school
and do some artilery training
you have to shoot down the planes and sink the merchant to finish


for a a little fun

http://files.filefront.com//;7249641;/

I dont sugest surfacing hehe


PS dint change any settings so i dont know how that merchant hauls butt like it does

[Deep6]

Yamato is a ship
All ships are targets
therefore Yamato = target

Can't get on board saving a target! :)

[NefariousKoel]

I hear pineapple prevents scurvy and makes your seamen more pleasant.

Perhaps if Yamato's mother were to take on extra seamen, there would be a second pool to keep her afloat.

[79TransAm]

Imangine what the Yamato could have done in the hands of American or German sailors. If Japan had properly used Yamato and her sister ship they would have been a powerful force

[SteamWake]

If you saw the special on Disc Channel, The Yamato turned and ran from the very battle she was built for.

She deserves a good spanking.

[Steeltrap]

I don't believe that 6 torp salvo would sink (or even stop) the Yamato. Sure, Archerfish did Shinano, but she was incomplete with a poorly trained crew.

I like the piece of trivia that an individual main turret assembly of the Yamato weighed as much as a fleet DD! :o

[SteamWake]

If I remember correctly it took over 20 1,000 bombs and 12 Mk14 torpedos to bring her down.

Those were just the ones that actually hit.

Even then she dident "sink" untill her powder keg lit up. Though she was laying on her side.

[Baracuda]

This is interesting, although in history only two were built, in SH4 the more the merrier
SAVE THE IRON BEAST!
:up::rock::up:

[cruiser2132]

She certainly deserves protection. If snails and minnows must be protected, surely the ginormous (yet vulnerable) steel beast must be, too.

[Reaves]

She certainly deserves protection. If snails and minnows must be protected, surely the ginormous (yet vulnerable) steel beast must be, too.


Done a bit of reading today ey? ;)

[Torplexed]

Wow. This thread was deeper than the Yamato and someone dredged it up.

By the way here's a diorama put together by some Japanese divers of what the Yamato looks like today on the bottom of the South China Sea based on photos and soundings done in 1999. Imagine taking a plastic model of the ship and stuffing it with M-80 firecrackers. (Her magazines detonated on the way down.) Absolutely shredded.

http://www.warship.get.net.pl/Japonia/Battleships/1941_Yamato_class/Wreck/Yamato_diorama_01.jpg

[Torplexed]

The diorama from another angle.

http://www.warship.get.net.pl/Japonia/Battleships/1941_Yamato_class/Wreck/Yamato_diorama_02.jpg

[SteamWake]

Wow the Yamto (thread) resurfaces ! :o

Pretty cool pics there Torp. I'm pretty sure that took a hellua lot more work than stuffing a few fire crackers in it ;)

[hyperion2206]

That's really a sad picture! I hate it when beautiful ships go down (Hood,Bismarck,Yamato etc.).:cry:

[MorganThePirate]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmie
Quote:
Originally Posted by peewee
isn't the plural of Yamato, Yamati?


There is no common "plural" form in Japanese langauge, so "two Yamato" is most natural. It may be said Yamatoes in English, though.

The stress should be put on the first 'a,' thus 'Ya' is pronounced with accent, not "ma," if you would like to behave pedantic.


'You say Yamatoes'
__________________
LIKE TOMATOES......:rotfl:

Like their German counterpart, the Tirpitz, Yamato and Musashi made little direct impact during the war. The Musashi did not engage any Allied battleships during the war, yet the Yamato did have limited success when in October 1944 she opened fire on US escort carriers and destroyers. It was the first and last of her battles with enemy ships. She fired a total 104 rounds of 46cm projectiles as a result of which one escort carrier and one destroyer were sunk.
Both Yamato and Musashi were sunk by the bane of capital warships: overwhelming air power. Musashi was sunk by repeated aerial attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf) on October 24 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24), 1944 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944). After being hit by an estimated 17 torpedoes and 20 bombs, she went down with 1,700 of her 2,400 man crew.
The end of Yamato was even less glorious. Having seen little action during the previous four years (She served as Yamamoto's flagship during the Midway operation, as well as the action off Samar on 25 October (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_25)1944 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944)) she was sent on a planned suicide mission against the U.S. Navy forces massing for the attack on Okinawa. On April 7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_7), 1945 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945) she was hit by successive waves of US carrier based aircraft and sank after absorbing 8 bombs and at least 13 torpedo hits. Fewer than 300 out of 3332 crew onboard survived. RIP:arrgh!:

[jazman]

REMEMBER

PEARL HARBOR!


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And I have 24 homeless orphans looking for a home. Please, won't you think of the children!

[SteminDemon13]

Yam Toe, Yamato, Tomato, Tow Mater

Are there any pictures on the Mushashi wreck? Is she worse off than the Yamato in that diorama?

[Torplexed]

Are there any pictures on the Mushashi wreck? Is she worse off than the Yamato in that diorama?
She hasn't been found that I'm aware of. I've heard some divers say it would be the crowning glory of their career to find and dive the wreck. The Musashi is capsized in 4,430 feet of water in the Visayan Sea. However, as happened with the initial search for the Bismarck her exact last position isn't known due to the chaos of battle. Since it's likely she's upside down, there probably isn't much of her to see except her rudder assembly, props and hull. Sounds like a job for Bob Ballard. He found the capsized wreck of the Japanese Kongo Class battleship Kirishima in Ironbottom Sound near Guadalcanal.

[Sailor Steve]

That's really a sad picture! I hate it when beautiful ships go down (Hood,Bismarck,Yamato etc.).:cry:
I agree, but on the other hand the small ships - destroyers and cruisers - are the soldiers of the navy. The battleships are more like the ancient champions; Hector and Achilles come to mind, or Goliath or Samson. They are built to hopefully intimidate the enemy, and squash him if need be, but someone always dies, and big ships die horribly.

[hyperion2206]

That's really a sad picture! I hate it when beautiful ships go down (Hood,Bismarck,Yamato etc.).:cry: I agree, but on the other hand the small ships - destroyers and cruisers - are the soldiers of the navy. The battleships are more like the ancient champions; Hector and Achilles come to mind, or Goliath or Samson. They are built to hopefully intimidate the enemy, and squash him if need be, but someone always dies, and big ships die horribly.

I agree that it is sad when destroyers or cruisers are destroyed, but they are the work horses of the fleet so there are many of them. Battleships on the other hand are rather rare and therefore more precious. Furthermore BBs are not only build to intimidate the enemy but also to impress others, so they're masterpieces of engineering.
To conclude: For me it's harder to see a big ship being destroyed then seeing a smaller vessel going to Davy Jones Locker.

[SteminDemon13]

Thanks for that info, thought they had found Musashi. Well, maybe Robert Ballard will take up the task of finding her. He found the Titanic along with numerous other things. One Wreck they need to find is the USS Indianapolis CA-35. I know they had done a search before but they need to hurry up and go on another one and find her this time.

[Sailor Steve]

Furthermore BBs are not only build to intimidate the enemy but also to impress others, so they're masterpieces of engineering.
To conclude: For me it's harder to see a big ship being destroyed then seeing a smaller vessel going to Davy Jones Locker.
I completely agree. I was just point out that when the big ships meet others of their kind, someone is going to be disappointed at the loss of another beautiful ship. It can't be helped.:cry:

[hyperion2206]

Furthermore BBs are not only build to intimidate the enemy but also to impress others, so they're masterpieces of engineering.
To conclude: For me it's harder to see a big ship being destroyed then seeing a smaller vessel going to Davy Jones Locker. I completely agree. I was just point out that when the big ships meet others of their kind, someone is going to be disappointed at the loss of another beautiful ship. It can't be helped.:cry:

We have to be positive: They don't build such beauties anymore so we won't see such a big ship going down.;)
We might see some modern ships blowing up but that's not the same for me. Compared to the "old" ships from WWII modern ships seem to be "lifeless". Ok, I've never been on a modern warship, but the eletronic they are using now is somewhat disturbing. If you see all the documentaries you get the impression that this is not a ship/sub but a plane or the Enterprise (the Star Trek one;)).
I guess my mother was wright when she said that I was born as an old man.:lol::rotfl:

[Torplexed]

I hate to see beautiful ships reduced to wrecks too. But which is worse? Going down fighting, or surrendering and being set up as a lab rat at Bikini Atoll? If the Yamato or Bismarck had survived that's likely where they would have ended up. As it was the Nagato and Prinz Eugen took their place, sadly along with a lot of veteran US ships no longer considered necessary.

Scrapping isn't pretty either. Always felt bad that the veteran US CV Enterprise which participated in every Pacific carrier battle save the Coral Sea, ended up going to the breakers in 1958 instead of being preserved as a memorial. Same for the tough old British battleship Warspite. :cry:

[hyperion2206]

I guess if a ship has to meet it's fate it is better going down fighting then being torn apart.:nope:

[SteminDemon13]

Speaking of going to the breakers, my first ship USS Seattle is going to the Breakers:nope: . It breaks my heart to see that ship go:cry: . She was in great shape when we pulled her in for the last time in December 2005. We outran those Gas Turbine AOE's (supply Class) with no problem. When we were on cruise it was great to hear the captain come over the 1MC saying to us all "unfortunaltely we have to slow down because the rest of the group can't keep up". (radio confirmed the transmission from the rest of the group so it was the real deal) It was great! I was on watch down the hole at that time when we got the bell to slow down. Hell, most of the cruise we had either full or a flank bell rung up. Hot as hell though, but it was all worth it:D . She was well taken care of, we should have went to the yards instead of Decomissioning. What a waste, she had so much more life in her.
Some Crazy @$$ in the FWD pit shut off the Cooling water to their Fuel oil service pump and put some crap in the lube oil sump and that pump burned the hell up. Nothing us Snipes couldn't handle though, they had the pump back up and running in about a day. For the suspect sailor, everyone kept a close eye on him and he wasn't allowed in our pit. Damn I miss you USS SEATTLE!!!

[Torplexed]

Yeah...the shipbreakers. Here's another poignant picture of the 1960s and 70s vintage guided missile cruisers Virginia, Texas, and Long Beach awaiting final disposal at the Puget Sound Naval Yard not far from where I live. Well on their way to becoming razorblades and beer cans. Kinda creepy how they shave off the superstructure and then let the hull sit for years. All the subs in the picture are being scrapped too. However, they did their duty and ya can't keep 'em around forever.

http://donshelton.net/images/PSNS/3-surf.jpg

[SteminDemon13]

marine, where did you find her docked? Was this on your campaign?

[Torplexed]

That is one good-looking battleship. :cool:

[nikimcbee]

Yeah...the shipbreakers. Here's another poignant picture of the 1960s and 70s vintage guided missile cruisers Virginia, Texas, and Long Beach awaiting final disposal at the Puget Sound Naval Yard not far from where I live. Well on their way to becoming razorblades and beer cans. Kinda creepy how they shave off the superstructure and then let the hull sit for years. All the subs in the picture are being scrapped too. However, they did their duty and ya can't keep 'em around forever.

http://donshelton.net/images/PSNS/3-surf.jpg

whoa, I've been by there!:up: