Quotes About Yamato

By any measure the mathematics of the engagement were preposterously against them. The Yamato displaced nearly seventy thousand tons. She alone matched almost exactly in weight all thirteen ships of Taffy 3. Each of her three main gun turrets weighed more than an entire Fletcher-class destroyer.

The Yamato will be here soon, and it'll smash those American ships!

Through official news agencies, Japanese officials warned the population to avoid "unpleasant confrontations" and to act prudently, decorously, and with cooperation, "thereby displaying the true essence of the Yamato race." The

Ich wusste wohl, dass dieser Weg Im Tod sein Ende finden muss. Es war der Geist des Yamato, Der trieb mich an, um mutig Dem zu trotzen, was geschieht.