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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

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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!

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

Growler · 04-08-11, 08:46 PM

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

I hear you, GR.

The best battleship is one that you can still use after the fight. Yamato is an artificial reef, therefore, while it may be the best artificial reef, it isn't the best battleship.

04-08-11, 03:39 AM	#2
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	#3
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	#4
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04-08-11, 09:38 AM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,381 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, 12:27 PM	#8
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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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 __________________