The Yamato

doulos05 · 06-08-12, 09:07 PM

There goes my next hour!

DrBeast · 06-08-12, 09:37 PM

*loads up the vid against better judgment*
*shakes fist at Duci*
It's 5:30am, dammit!

MKalafatas · 06-09-12, 02:12 AM

Very cool. In 1963 I was a 5 year-old U.S. Army dependent living in Kure. One afternoon, my father took me to the cavernous drydock that was the womb of Yamato. To an adult, I'm sure it was mightily impressive. To a 5 year-old, its depth and breadth were both awesome and unsettling, as if it were the cradle of an entire Cosmos.

I've been fascinated with Yamato ever since.

Hylander_1314 · 06-09-12, 06:11 AM

Right on Ducimus! Thanks!

Rockin Robbins · 06-09-12, 07:04 AM

That was the best hour I've spent watching a video in a long time! Cheers to Duci for NOT wasting our time. This is a gem.

Then the gem lead to the much more problematical.

Felix Kersten. Ever hear of him? Heinrich Himmler's doctor. Alarm bells ring. Misgivings are strong. Watch it anyway. It's a remarkable and very ambivalent story. I have to side with the doctor though. He made a deal with Satan and won. If you can conquer your initial disgust, this is a greater gem.

Sailor Steve · 06-09-12, 07:14 AM

Good video, though I wisecracked back at the screen less than a minute in:

The narrator asked: "Was the Yamato the most advanced warship of her time?"

I said "No, just the biggest."

Armistead · 06-09-12, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Good video, though I wisecracked back at the screen less than a minute in:

The narrator asked: "Was the Yamato the most advanced warship of her time?"

I said "No, just the biggest."

least in the Yamato's case,,bigger wasn't better.

fithah4 · 06-09-12, 11:38 AM

I too, found this video way to late in the evening but to tempted to skip!!!

Still paying for it this morning thank goodness for JAVA!!!!

Ok after seeing this video had questions on how the US planned there attack.
The sister ship Musashi was in several battles and the US found that hitting the bow with torpedos would slow her speed down to 10 kn.

In video they also talked abut the tightened security with the plans of Yamato
and that not one foreman or supervisor had a complete set of blue prints.
So on that aspect did the US know about the thick armored hull ??? Or just some fluke in History to attack one side to weaken her til her destruction ???

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06-08-12, 09:07 PM	#1
doulos05 Planesman Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 195 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	There goes my next hour! __________________ *While troubleshooting a printer at work Me: "Do you want me to run the copies through again?" Boss: "Hold on, let me go get the alcohol first. Me:

06-08-12, 09:37 PM	#2
DrBeast The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere Out In Space Posts: 1,408 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	loads up the vid against better judgment shakes fist at Duci It's 5:30am, dammit! __________________ Let the Beast inside you free!

06-09-12, 02:12 AM	#3
MKalafatas Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Springboro OH Posts: 135 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Very cool. In 1963 I was a 5 year-old U.S. Army dependent living in Kure. One afternoon, my father took me to the cavernous drydock that was the womb of Yamato. To an adult, I'm sure it was mightily impressive. To a 5 year-old, its depth and breadth were both awesome and unsettling, as if it were the cradle of an entire Cosmos. I've been fascinated with Yamato ever since. __________________ "Not all those who wander are lost." - JRR Tolkien

06-09-12, 06:11 AM	#4
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Right on Ducimus! Thanks! __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

06-09-12, 07:04 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	That was the best hour I've spent watching a video in a long time! Cheers to Duci for NOT wasting our time. This is a gem. Then the gem lead to the much more problematical. Felix Kersten. Ever hear of him? Heinrich Himmler's doctor. Alarm bells ring. Misgivings are strong. Watch it anyway. It's a remarkable and very ambivalent story. I have to side with the doctor though. He made a deal with Satan and won. If you can conquer your initial disgust, this is a greater gem. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

06-09-12, 07:14 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good video, though I wisecracked back at the screen less than a minute in: The narrator asked: "Was the Yamato the most advanced warship of her time?" I said "No, just the biggest." __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-09-12, 11:38 AM	#8
fithah4 Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 116 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I too, found this video way to late in the evening but to tempted to skip!!! Still paying for it this morning thank goodness for JAVA!!!! Ok after seeing this video had questions on how the US planned there attack. The sister ship Musashi was in several battles and the US found that hitting the bow with torpedos would slow her speed down to 10 kn. In video they also talked abut the tightened security with the plans of Yamato and that not one foreman or supervisor had a complete set of blue prints. So on that aspect did the US know about the thick armored hull ??? Or just some fluke in History to attack one side to weaken her til her destruction ??? ......