| Yamato | |
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| General information | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Category | Battleship |
| Class | Yamato class |
| Sister ships | IJN Musashi IJN Shinano) |
| Used by | Japan |
| Crew in‑game | Model 1941: 7 Model 1943: 7 Model 1944: 6 Model 1945: 42 |
| Aircraft | 2 x Mitsubishi F1M2 or 2x Nakajima A6M2-N |
| [[File:{{{History Picture}}}|300px]] | |
Yamato(大和?), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) main guns. However, the yamato lost his title as heaviest battleship in Forgotten Hope Secret Weapon when version 0.51 released when the IJN Kii do his debut in the mod. Neither, however, survived the war. During the 1930s the Japanese government adopted an ultranationalist militancy with a view to greatly expand the Japanese Empire. Japan withdrew from the League of Nations in 1934, renouncing its treaty obligations. After withdrawing from the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited the size and power of capital ships, the Imperial Japanese Navy began their design of the new Yamato class of heavy battleships. The class design was not finalized until 1937. When the class was finally laid down, a great effort was made in Japan to ensure that the ships were built in extreme secrecy to prevent American intelligence officials from learning of their existence and specifications. As part of the secrecy, the Japanese referred to their armament as 16 inch guns. It was not until the end of the war that her true displacement and the caliber of her weaponry were known. Yamato was the lead ship of the class. Planners recognized that Japan would be unable to compete with the output of naval shipyards of the United States should war break out, so the vessels of the Yamato class were designed to be capable of engaging multiple enemy battleships at the same time. They displaced over 70,000 tons each, and it was hoped that their firepower would offset American naval production capabilities. Yamato's keel was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal, Hiroshima, on 4 November 1937, in a dockyard that had to be adapted to accommodate her enormous hull. The dock was deepened by one metre, and gantry cranes capable of lifting up to 350 tonnes were installed. Fearful that the United States would learn of the vessel's characteristics, the Japanese erected a canopy over part of the slipway to screen the ship from view. Yamato was launched on 8 August 1940, with Captain (later Vice-Admiral) Miyazato Shutoku in command. Yamato's main battery consisted of nine 46 cm (18.1 in) 45 Caliber Type 94 naval guns—the largest caliber of naval artillery ever fitted to a warship, although the shells were lighter than the British 18 inch naval guns of World War I. Each gun was 21.13 metres (69.3 ft) long, weighed 147.3 tonnes (162.4 short tons), and was capable of firing high explosive or armor piercing shells 42 kilometres (26 mi). Her secondary battery comprised twelve 155-millimetre (6.1 in) guns mounted in four triple turrets (one forward, one aft, two midships), and twelve 127-millimetre (5.0 in) guns in six twin mounts (three on each side amidships). These turrets had been taken off the Mogami class cruisers when those vessels were converted to a main armament of 8 inch guns. In addition, Yamato carried twenty-four 25-millimetre (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns, primarily mounted amidships. When refitted in 1944 and 1945 for naval engagements in the South Pacific, the secondary battery configuration was changed to six 155 mm guns and twenty four 127 mm guns, and the number of 25 mm anti-aircraft guns was increased to 162.
Weaponry[]
Yamato 1941[]
| 9x 46cm Type 94 | 12x 15.5cm 3rd Year | 12x 12.7cm Type 89 | 8x 25mm Triple Type 96 |
| Position | Mouse Click 1 | Mouse Click 2 |
| Position 1 | 6x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 2 | 3x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 3 | 3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
Alarm |
| Position 4 | 3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
Alarm |
| Position 5 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
4x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Position 6 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
4x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Position 7 | Alarm (Aircraft Capatult) |
Alarm |
Yamato 1943[]
| 9x 46cm Type 94 | 12x 15.5cm 3rd Year | 12x 12.7cm Type 89 | 10x 25mm Triple Type 96 |
| Position | Mouse Click 1 | Mouse Click 2 |
| Position 1 | 6x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 2 | 3x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 3 | 3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
Alarm |
| Position 4 | 3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
Alarm |
| Position 5 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
5x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Position 6 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
5x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Position 7 | Alarm (Aircraft Capatult) |
Alarm |
Yamato 1944[]
| 9x 46cm Type 94 | 6x 15.5cm 3rd Year | 24x 12.7cm Type 89 | 24x 25mm Triple Type 96 |
| Position | Mouse Click 1 | Mouse Click 2 |
| Position 1 | 6x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 2 | 3x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 3 | 12x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
Alarm |
| Position 4 | 12x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
Alarm |
| Position 5 | 4x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
8x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Position 6 | 4x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
8x 25 mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Yamato 1945[]
| 9x 46cm Type 94 | 6x 15.5cm 3rd Year | 24x 12.7cm Type 89 | 6x 25mm Type 96 | 46x 25mm Triple Type 96 |
| Position | Mouse Click 1 | Mouse Click 2 |
| Position 1 | 6x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 2 | 3x 46 cm Type 94 (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
3x 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type (↑ HE --- ↓ AA) |
| Position 3 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
Alarm |
| Position 4 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
Alarm |
| Position 5 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
Alarm |
| Position 6 | 6x 12.7 cm Type 89 (↑ AA --- ↓ HE |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group Main Turret No.2 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group Main Turret No.2 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group Main Turret No.3 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group Main Turret No.3 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group (Port) | 1x 25mm Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 1 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 2 (Port) | 1x 25mm Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 2 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 3 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 3 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 4 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 4 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 5 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 5 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 6 (Port) | 3x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 6 (Starboard) | 3x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 7 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 7 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 8 (Port) | 4x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 8 (Starboard) | 4x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 9 (Port) | 3x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 9 (Starboard) | 3x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 10 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 10 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 11 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 11 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 12 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds)] |
| Seperate Group 12 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 13 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 13 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 14 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 14 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 15 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 15 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
| Seperate Group 16 (Port) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 16 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Triple Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
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| Seperate Group 17 (Port) | 1x 25mm Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
| Seperate Group 17 (Starboard) | 1x 25mm Type 96 (HE + APT Rounds) |
Alarm |
The Yamato in 1945 compared with the IJN Kii.[]
| Type of Weapon | Number of guns on IJN Yamato in 1945 |
Number of guns on IJN Kii |
|---|---|---|
| 51 cm Type 98 guns | None | 6 guns |
| 46cm Type 94 guns | 9 guns | None |
| 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type | 6 guns | 18 guns |
| 10 cm/65 Type 98 | 24 guns | 24 guns |
| 25mm Type 96 (included Triple Mount) | 162 guns | 126 guns |
| More details | ||
| Speed | 27 Knots (50 km/h) | 30 Knots (55 km/h) |
| Armour ship belt | 22 cm | 30 cm |
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