AT 1937 g. in secrecy, Japan laid the first of four planned to be built superlinkorov, which was that the task, to surpass the firepower of the best US Navy warships. These giants have the highest displacement, naimoschneyshim armor and artillery - not a battleship in the history of naval battles could not compete with them. The lead ship in the series was "Yamato".
Linkor “Yamato” video last fight
Armed with a giant 18-inch. (457-mm) instruments (rub in the tower), its 1460 kg projectiles "Yamato" can destroy targets at a distance 42 Ltd. m, with the rate of its main artillery reached a half to two shots per minute. In its turn, according to calculations, the battleship was hit withstand 18-inch. (460-mm) projectile from a distance of 20 100 to 30 170 m.
No less impressive look and armor, defending the "Yamato" from the bombs, although the anti-torpedo protection was surprisingly unfinished. However, this disadvantage is not fighting became a giant the most fatal. "Yamato" was laid 4 November 1937 city, launched 8 July 1940 g. and completed the construction of 16 December 1941 g. AT 1942 g. followed by "Yamato" in the system entered the second superlinkor, «Musasi», while the third sister ship, 'Sina', in connection with the sea changing nature of war, it was decided to convert into a heavy aircraft carrier. Construction of the fourth ship in the series has not been completed.
Battleships type "Yamato" in the water looked impressive - more than any other warship of the Imperial Fleet. However, in case they come only, when the initiative / which Japan held in the Pacific, gradually began to move to the US Navy. Not having its own air cover, "Yamato" and the like ships are vulnerable to US aircraft carrier-based aircraft, and as a result of the Japanese command, not wanting to risk, superlinkory applied the rarely and with great reluctance. Both ships - the most precious in all of Japan Navy - eventually went to the bottom, although their destruction was given the Americans a hard time. For "Musashi" took, probably, not less 19 Torpedo 17 direct bomb hits, before October 1944 g. he went under the water in the Gulf of Leyte. "Yamato" was more fortunate, but it was intercepted 7 April 1945 g. in the East China Sea, when he committed suicide throwing to the rescue of the besieged Japanese troops in Okinawa. A total of at least 386 US Navy aircraft participated in the attacks on the "Yamato", which it took to the death of 11 to 15 torpedoes and seven direct bomb hits.
The performance characteristics of the battleship “Yamato”
Commissioned……………………16 December 1941 of the year
Status……………………potoplen 7 April 1945 year north of Okinawa
Displacement……………………standard 63 200 t; full 72 810 t
Length……………………243,9/256/263 m
Width……………………36,9 m
Draft……………………10,4 m
booking
board……………………410 mm
traversы……………………300 mm
main deck……………………200... 230 mm
upper deck……………………35... 50 mm
tower GK……………………650 mm (forehead), 250 mm (board), 270 mm (roof)
barbettes GK……………………to 560 mm
Tower 155-mm guns……………………25... 75 mm
barbettes towers 155 mm……………………guns 75-mm
deckhouse……………………500 mm (board), 200 mm (roof)
engines……………………4 ТЗА Field
Power……………………150 000 l. from. (110 MW)
speed……………………27,5 host (51 kmh)
Cruising range……………………7200 nautical miles 16 sites
Crew……………………2500 human
armament battleship “Yamato”
Artillery……………………3 × 3 - 460 mm / 45; 4 × 3 - 155 mm / 60; (later reduced to 2 × 3)
Flak……………………6 × 2 - 127 mm / 40 (later increased to 12 × 2); 8 × 3- 25-mm (later - 52 × 3); 2 × 2 - 13.2-mm machinegun
air group……………………2 catapult, 7 gïdrosamolyotov
photo battleship “Yamato
maneuvering battleship “Yamato” by bombs dropped by American planes
Entering an aircraft bomb in the forward compartment of the battleship “Yamato”
Explosion and death “Yamato”
Linkor “Yamato at the bottom
