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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
Sorry but I have to disagree - while yes SH4 does have some historical inaccuracies - 6 torps to take down a Yamato isnt really unrealistic. Take the sinking of the Shinano for instance - took what - 3 torps - against the largest carrier japan ever built?
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If you read Joe Enright's bood
Shinano, he states that that ship was running in a very light condition and the Torpedo Defense System belts were completly out of the water, meaning the ship was hit right where it had no protection at all. They also preceded to try to run away at full speed, forcing water into the damaged areas which in turn caused the damage to spread.
The US battleships at Pearl Harbor were indeed in an open condition, primarily because they were at peace and totally unprepared. Capital warships at sea should always be locked up and ready. I think it's reasonable to expect to have to use 12 torpedoes or more on something the size of
Yamato.