In late 1941 as the Second World War was heating up the Imperial Japanese navy unveiled their secret weapon, a monstrous battleship with guns capable of hitting targets from miles distant. Yamato and her sister ship Musashi were meant to represent the pinnacle of naval warfare for the time - but how did they function? What drove their design - and how did it perform in the field? Today we’ll take a look at Yamato and peel back the layers of armour to reveal how the legend really worked.

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0:00 Intro
1:22 The Final Mission
3:30 Early Designs
8:09 The Hull Designs
13:19 The Armor
20:55 The Guns
26:10 The Fire Control
29:50 The Secondary Guns
31:10 Aircraft, Boats and Crew Accommodation
33:42 The End of Yamato