66 years ago today

I-25 · 04-08-11, 01:23 AM

RIP.. the mightiest battle ship of all time, sunk April 7th 1945

04-08-11, 02:17 AM

Shame she had to be sunk, was a beautiful ship.

GoldenRivet · 04-08-11, 03:39 AM

Nice ship.

But I've always said that the mightiest battleship of all time wouldn't be found on the sea floor.

Pretty much takes the Yamato put of the running IMHO

Torplexed · 04-08-11, 06:30 AM

Even the mightiest battleship was doomed alone in the shadow of air power.

Sad, but had she survived the war she would likely have ended as a test subject at Bikini Atoll as the biggest remaining Japanese battleship, Nagato eventually did. That or scrapped.

Torvald Von Mansee · 04-08-11, 07:28 AM

With handy subtitles!!

Btw, why no love for the Musashi?

Platapus · 04-08-11, 09:38 AM

Bigger is not always better (so I tell The Frau)

Taking aircraft out of the equation (which is unrealistic) I wonder how the Yamato would have been in a real battleship slug fest?

Sure it had 46cm rounds with a max range of 42,000 meters (22nm), but would the type 94 gun really be that effective at that range?

I wonder how many Nagato "Mod 2s" could have been built for one Yamato?

In any case, the Yamato is a cooleo battleship. I just don't know how effective it would have been.

Oberon · 04-08-11, 10:06 AM

For a moment there I was about to post saying that we already had a thread for Steves birthday...

Ducimus · 04-08-11, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Nice ship.

But I've always said that the mightiest battleship of all time wouldn't be found on the sea floor.

Pretty much takes the Yamato put of the running IMHO

http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm

GoldenRivet · 04-08-11, 12:27 PM

I guess what i'm trying to say Ducimus is that the concept of "best" in categories such as those provided is pretty much a moot point.

I mean, we can build the BEST possible space ship for traveling to the edges of the universe, but if it explodes into a billion tiny fragments during the launch sequence... the concept of "best spaceship ever" is pretty much rendered pointless long before the last shred of steel showers down onto the ground.

I think if Yamato was the best, it would have survived the attack - still surrendered - and would be a museum ship today, defiantly pointing its massive guns toward the sky - retired as the heavyweight champion of the 7 seas.

AVGWarhawk · 04-08-11, 12:31 PM

She was a beautiful ship. Massive!

the_tyrant · 04-08-11, 01:20 PM

too bad there was no yamato vs force z

Gargamel · 04-08-11, 01:38 PM

I've never understood the design of the bridge/tower/superstructure. It looks like a retarded Jenga Game. Not that it's bad, in fact it's very inspiring. I just think it looks weird.

Rhodes · 04-08-11, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I mean, we can build the BEST possible space ship for traveling to the edges of the universe

Fancy you mention that...

GoldenRivet · 04-08-11, 04:46 PM

you know i've heard a lot about that show.

never seen space battleship yamato once

04-08-11, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

you know i've heard a lot about that show.

never seen space battleship yamato once

Starlancer had a Space Ship Yamato. Long time since I played that.

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v6547361ewCaSnXz

04-08-11, 01:23 AM	#1
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	66 years ago today RIP.. the mightiest battle ship of all time, sunk April 7th 1945 Last edited by I-25; 04-08-11 at 05:09 AM.

04-08-11, 03:39 AM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Nice ship. But I've always said that the mightiest battleship of all time wouldn't be found on the sea floor. Pretty much takes the Yamato put of the running IMHO __________________

04-08-11, 06:30 AM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Even the mightiest battleship was doomed alone in the shadow of air power. Sad, but had she survived the war she would likely have ended as a test subject at Bikini Atoll as the biggest remaining Japanese battleship, Nagato eventually did. That or scrapped. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

04-08-11, 07:28 AM	#5
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	With handy subtitles!! Btw, why no love for the Musashi? __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

04-08-11, 09:38 AM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Bigger is not always better (so I tell The Frau) Taking aircraft out of the equation (which is unrealistic) I wonder how the Yamato would have been in a real battleship slug fest? Sure it had 46cm rounds with a max range of 42,000 meters (22nm), but would the type 94 gun really be that effective at that range? I wonder how many Nagato "Mod 2s" could have been built for one Yamato? In any case, the Yamato is a cooleo battleship. I just don't know how effective it would have been. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-08-11, 02:17 AM	#2
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Shame she had to be sunk, was a beautiful ship.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	For a moment there I was about to post saying that we already had a thread for Steves birthday...

04-08-11, 12:27 PM	#9
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I guess what i'm trying to say Ducimus is that the concept of "best" in categories such as those provided is pretty much a moot point. I mean, we can build the BEST possible space ship for traveling to the edges of the universe, but if it explodes into a billion tiny fragments during the launch sequence... the concept of "best spaceship ever" is pretty much rendered pointless long before the last shred of steel showers down onto the ground. I think if Yamato was the best, it would have survived the attack - still surrendered - and would be a museum ship today, defiantly pointing its massive guns toward the sky - retired as the heavyweight champion of the 7 seas. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	She was a beautiful ship. Massive! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	too bad there was no yamato vs force z

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I've never understood the design of the bridge/tower/superstructure. It looks like a retarded Jenga Game. Not that it's bad, in fact it's very inspiring. I just think it looks weird. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	you know i've heard a lot about that show. never seen space battleship yamato once __________________