If, of two such fleets, one were made up of four 20,000-ton battleships, each carrying eight 12- inch guns, the whole line would be about 2,100 yards in length; and if the other fleet consisted of ...

up to 32 anti-aircraft guns, and 20 anti-aircraft cannons, giving it 25% more firepower than Iowa-class battleships. While having more guns is nice, the biggest difference, other than the Montana ...

Kurita's force, which included Musashi's colossal sister, Yamato, and three battleships ... all Common and AA projectiles were gone. … The rapid and continuous fire from Gun 2 was an inspiration ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.