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Yamato why not saved for the Defense of Japan? (Patreon)

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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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CavScout

This was great, thanks! Never considered the fact that the ships would be destroyed in harbor otherwise, though the 'beaching' thing would have been assumed still. Sorry for my clear lack of critical thinking. But never thought about the fact the crews were dying in the bombing raids, probably some starvation maybeee, and possibly siphoned off into much more suicidal forces/operations if remaining alive. And at this point, pretty sure every Japanese soldier believed they'd die. Yamato gets bombed, though only misses, in Kure's harbor in the Japanese animated movie 'In This Corner of the World.' So it's ridiculous I didn't consider it. Watching the movies, that one and others, has always helped bring a human element to this history as well. Might be worth a watch? I know you aren't into anime, but meh.

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great you liked it! Quite many points I made it in this I was oblivious to myself before, some stuff comes up if one spends some thought on it though that it seems obvious in hindsight.