The Japanese Battleship Yamato Contributor(s): Cestra, Carlo (Author) |
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ISBN: 8365437317 ISBN-13: 9788365437310 Publisher: Kagero OUR PRICE: $33.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Naval - History | Asia - Japan |
Series: Super Drawings in 3D |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.3" W x 11.7" (0.95 lbs) 100 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Yamato Battleship was the lead ship of the Yamato class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. Named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province on the Kii peninsula, she was the first of four designed ships and was the heaviest, largest, and most powerful battleship ever built, displacing about 72000 tons at full load and armed with nine 46-cm Type 94 main guns. Yamato exceeded other country battleships not only by the displacement and the caliber of her guns, but also by the construction of her hull, armor protection, gunnery, and optics. The superiority of her optic equipment gave tremendous precision to her main gunfire. She was an incredible achievement for the Japanese naval engineering and shipbuilding industry by any international standard. |