Death Roll

Nichon · 03-31-10, 11:35 PM

That would be a sight to see.

(shamelessly stolen from wiki)

At 14:05 the cruiser Yahagi sank, the victim of twelve bombs and seven torpedoes. At the same time a final flight of torpedo bombers attacked Yamato from her starboard side. Her list was now such that the torpedoes—set to a depth of 6.1 m (20 ft)—impacted on the bottom of her hull. The battleship continued her inexorable roll to port.[25] By 14:20 the power went out and her remaining 25 mm anti-aircraft guns began to drop into the sea. Three minutes later Yamato capsized. Her main 460 mm turrets fell off, and as she rolled she created a suction that drew swimming crewmen back towards the ship. When the roll reached approximately 120° one of the two bow magazines detonated in a tremendous explosion.[49] The resulting mushroom cloud—over 4 miles (6.4 km) high—was seen 100 miles (160 km) away on Kyūshū.[50] Yamato sank rapidly, losing an estimated 3,055 of her 3,332 crew, including Vice-Admiral Seiichi Itō, the fleet commander.[25][51]

03-31-10, 11:35 PM	#3
Nichon Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	That would be a sight to see. (shamelessly stolen from wiki) At 14:05 the cruiser Yahagi sank, the victim of twelve bombs and seven torpedoes. At the same time a final flight of torpedo bombers attacked Yamato from her starboard side. Her list was now such that the torpedoes—set to a depth of 6.1 m (20 ft)—impacted on the bottom of her hull. The battleship continued her inexorable roll to port.[25] By 14:20 the power went out and her remaining 25 mm anti-aircraft guns began to drop into the sea. Three minutes later Yamato capsized. Her main 460 mm turrets fell off, and as she rolled she created a suction that drew swimming crewmen back towards the ship. When the roll reached approximately 120° one of the two bow magazines detonated in a tremendous explosion.[49] The resulting mushroom cloud—over 4 miles (6.4 km) high—was seen 100 miles (160 km) away on Kyūshū.[50] Yamato sank rapidly, losing an estimated 3,055 of her 3,332 crew, including Vice-Admiral Seiichi Itō, the fleet commander.[25][51]