Author Topic: An intersting scale model of the Japanese battleship Yamato... (Read 628 times)

GRUNHERZ · « **on:** October 06, 2005, 03:14:24 AM »

Just look!

http://album.nikon-image.com/nk/NK_ImageView.asp?key=555537&un=97313

Spooky · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2005, 04:30:09 AM »

beautiful !

also a big, big juicy target without air cover !

Yamato's final moments

hit by 10 torps and several bombs, Yamato explodes and sinks.

Requiem for Yamato, great book

Rolex · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2005, 05:56:02 AM »

There is a full scale mockup of most of the Yamato. It was made for a movie to be released this December.

190 m of the original 230 m length were built full scale. It's still available for public viewing until March of next year.

Hangtime · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2005, 09:00:04 AM »

The fight for Okinawa was the bloodiest american campaign of the war. We took such a significant drubbing that the use of the bomb was formulated to preclude an even worse drubbing and bloodbath expected in an Invasion of Japan.

The loss of Yamato did not dissuade the Japanese one bit.

AutoPilot · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2005, 09:25:09 AM »

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The loss of Yamato did not dissuade the Japanese one bit.

neither did the first A bomb we dropped on them.

it was the second bomb that sealed the deal.....

Sandman · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2005, 09:32:37 AM »

I wouldn't be so sure. From what I've read, Japan was looking for a way out before we dropped the bomb.

Unfortunately for them, they shouldn't have trusted Russia to carry the message.

Rolex · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2005, 10:19:01 AM »

I can't believe you bit on those shiny lures...

Boroda · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2005, 10:40:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
I wouldn't be so sure. From what I've read, Japan was looking for a way out before we dropped the bomb.

Unfortunately for them, they shouldn't have trusted Russia to carry the message.

Always blame the Russians!!!

When they tried to pass the message - USSR already had obligations to start a war with Japan no later then 3 months after victory in Europe. BTW, I don't know if the "message" wasn't passed to the US. The answer to Japan was that USSR doesn't want to be a conciliator in peace talks with the US.

Hangtime · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2005, 10:54:21 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
Always blame the Russians!!!

Works for me.

Seagoon · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2005, 11:05:38 AM »

Well don't worry, although it was blown up and sunk during WW2 the Yamato will someday be salvaged and used in a desperate mission to save the Earth from evil aliens bent on destroying us with pollution.

[Cue Music]

"We're off to outer space
We're leaving Mother Earth
To save the human race
Our Star Blazers

Searching for a distant star
Heading off to Iscandar
Leaving all we love behind
Who knows what danger we'll find?

We must be strong and brave
Our home we've got to save
If we don't in just one year
Mother Earth will disappear

Fighting with the Gamilons
We won't stop until we've won
Then we'll return and when we arrive
The Earth will survive
With our Star Blazers"

Sorry I try to keep my childhood under control but it pops up occasionally....

- SEAGOON

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:02:44 PM »

Loved that show Seagoon!

I used to draw that Starblazers ship all the time as a kid, but slowly started to make it look like an Iowa.

The Yamato has to be the most overated combat ship of all time.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:05:53 PM »

A SpaceBismarck would kick a SpaceYamatos arse

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:17:04 PM »

The Bismarck is prolly the second most overated Ship of all time.

A spaceship Iowa would kick all their ass's.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:21:38 PM »

then the ISD Schärnhörst would come and kill the Spacehip Iowa and the Enterprise.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2005, 12:47:18 PM »

LOL please,

the Schrarnhorst wasnt even a real battleship.

The Iowa would laugh at it as it sunk.