In a coordinated attack, five kamikaze aircraft used the blinding sun and low-altitude flight to neutralize the ship’s 20mm defenses, posing a deadly threat. However, Idaho’s 40mm guns held ...

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.