Today in 1945...

I-25 · 04-07-06, 12:52 PM

April 7th, 1945 the day the IJNS Yamato finally got sunk, she was with 6 DDs and the Yagahi CL when sunk. 2000+ souls went down with her.

TLAM Strike · 04-07-06, 01:08 PM

No it was 8 destroyers;
Asashimo, Hamakaze, Kasumi, Isokaze (sunk)
Fuyuzuki, Suzutsuki, Yukikaze, Hatsushimo (damaged)

Also 12 USN aircraft were shot down.

Torplexed · 04-07-06, 07:23 PM

Guess I can't blame the Japanese for sacrificing her. If left intact at war's end she probably would have ended up as a test ship at Bikini Atoll like the Nagato. It's throwing away all the young lives that seems so pointless.

STEED · 04-08-06, 05:11 AM

I'm not to hot on the Pacific was the Battleship sent on a one way mission. It didnâ€™t have enough fuel for the trip home so basically another suicide mission.

Abraham · 04-08-06, 09:16 AM

Yes, it was intended as a (suicide) one way trip...

It's dramatic to see any ship sink, but a ship with 2.000 human beings can only bring me one thought: war is (often) disgusting business!

STEED · 04-08-06, 11:13 AM

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war is (often) disgusting business!

No truer words ever said I agree with you on that one Abraham.

TLAM Strike · 04-08-06, 12:11 PM

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Yes, it was intended as a (suicide) one way trip...

Not true the dockworkers disobeyed orders and gave them extra fuel to return home with.

Abraham · 04-09-06, 02:33 AM

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Yes, it was intended as a (suicide) one way trip...

Not true the dockworkers disobeyed orders and gave them extra fuel to return home with.

I disagree, TLAM Strike.
Disobeying orders doesn't change the suicidal intention of the trip.
But thanks for the info. Me did not know...

joea · 04-09-06, 08:03 AM

I disagree, it was not a suicidal trip as such. Just going out to be sunk? Even kamikazes were being used as guided missles, with the expendable guidance system a human pilot. The goal of the Yamato mission was to reach Okinawa, beach herself and be used as a huge shore battery. The reason she was carrying so many personnel IIRC was they were special naval infantry (the Japanese equivalent of the Marines) to reinforce the Okinawa garrison. The mission was a suicide one just because the chances for sucess were so slim, and this is the first I heard dockworkers gave enough fuel to return, doesn't square with the mission's purpose.

Kapitan · 04-09-06, 09:15 AM

More to the point wheres a source to back this up?

TLAM Strike · 04-09-06, 09:41 AM

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More to the point wheres a source to back this up?

'A Glorious Way to Die' by Russell Spurr

joea · 04-09-06, 09:57 AM

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More to the point wheres a source to back this up?

'A Glorious Way to Die' by Russell Spurr

Thanks TLAM.

04-07-06, 12:52 PM	#1
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Today in 1945... April 7th, 1945 the day the IJNS Yamato finally got sunk, she was with 6 DDs and the Yagahi CL when sunk. 2000+ souls went down with her.

04-07-06, 01:08 PM	#2
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	No it was 8 destroyers; Asashimo, Hamakaze, Kasumi, Isokaze (sunk) Fuyuzuki, Suzutsuki, Yukikaze, Hatsushimo (damaged) Also 12 USN aircraft were shot down. __________________

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Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Guess I can't blame the Japanese for sacrificing her. If left intact at war's end she probably would have ended up as a test ship at Bikini Atoll like the Nagato. It's throwing away all the young lives that seems so pointless. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

04-08-06, 05:11 AM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I'm not to hot on the Pacific was the Battleship sent on a one way mission. It didnâ€™t have enough fuel for the trip home so basically another suicide mission. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Today in 1945... Yes, it was intended as a (suicide) one way trip... It's dramatic to see any ship sink, but a ship with 2.000 human beings can only bring me one thought: war is (often) disgusting business! __________________ RIP Abraham

04-09-06, 08:03 AM	#9
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I disagree, it was not a suicidal trip as such. Just going out to be sunk? Even kamikazes were being used as guided missles, with the expendable guidance system a human pilot. The goal of the Yamato mission was to reach Okinawa, beach herself and be used as a huge shore battery. The reason she was carrying so many personnel IIRC was they were special naval infantry (the Japanese equivalent of the Marines) to reinforce the Okinawa garrison. The mission was a suicide one just because the chances for sucess were so slim, and this is the first I heard dockworkers gave enough fuel to return, doesn't square with the mission's purpose.

04-09-06, 09:15 AM	#10
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