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Yamato: Why not saved to defend Japan?

Why did the Japanese send the super-battleship Yamato against the US fleet at Okinawa instead of preserving it for the invasion of Japan? Especially considering that the proposal for the operation was heavily opposed by various commanders involved. »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Hara, Tameichi; Saito, Fred;Pineau, Roger: Japanese destroyer captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway -- the great naval battles as seen through Japanese eyes. 1st Edition, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 2011. Tillman, Barrett: Whirlwind: the air war against Japan, 1942-1945. 1st Edition, Simon & Schuster: New York, USA, 2010. Ugaki, Matome; Goldstein, Donald M.; Dillon, Katherine V.: Fading victory: the diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945. 1st Naval Institute Press pbk. ed, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 2008. Toll, Ian W.: Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945. First edition, W. W. Norton & Company: New York, USA, 2020. Heinrichs, Waldo H.; Gallicchio, Marc: Implacable foes: war in the Pacific, 1944-1945. Oxford University Press: New York, USA, 2017. Monograph #83 (Navy): Naval Operations Record, Okinawa Area. General Headquarters Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff: o. O. 1948. Lengerer, Hans: Capital Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1868-1945: The YAMATO Class and Subsequent Planning: Chapters 7 through 10 (English Edition), Kindle Edition. O’Connor, Raymond; Evans, David C.: The Japanese Navy in World War II: in the words of former Japanese Naval officers. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 2017. Yoshida, Mitsuru: Requiem for battleship Yamato. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1985. Rielly, Robin L.: Kamikazes, corsairs and picket ships: Okinawa 1945. Casemate: Havertown, PA; Newbury, UK, 2008. Spurr, Russell: A Glorious Way to Die: The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato. Sidgwick & Jackson: London, UK, 1981. #Yamato,#Okinawa,#WhyYamato

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Hyok Kim

0628 On inter service rivalry, it wasn’t unique to Japan, U.S. also had, and still has that problem as well, but it’s kept under control by the civilian oversight. 'Howlin' Mad' WWII Marine General Goes to War with Army (historynet.com)

John Rehberger

Not mentioned, but what was the risk of the Yamato being turned into a war prize after the war by the USSR or the US? I can see how that might be very humiliating for the IJN and thus make it worthwhile to risk it on a low probability of success mission.