The Massive Battleship That Created a Tsunami

Shortly before the outbreak of World War 2, the Japanese were already preparing to conquer the Pacific. However, the United States stood in their way.

The Japanese Imperial Navy then resolved to build the most powerful battleship ever conceived by any nation, one that would be able to face the intimidating naval power of its adversaries.

The Yamato-class battleship Musashi was secretly built in the Nagasaki shipyard just in time for the Pacific War.

Musashi was deemed unsinkable and unmatched by her rivals, and was conceived to take down American battleships… if only she could find them.

During her two-year run, the battleship sailed the Northern and Central Pacific seas, always ready to engage the enemy, and was present in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

However, the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October of 1944 finally gave her an opportunity to prove herself, but the Japanese made a crucial mistake. It was one of many that even included flooding the town that gave birth to her...

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