Comprising three ships—Yamato, Musashi, and Shinano—they featured unprecedented 18-inch guns capable of firing 3,200-pound shells over 25 miles. -Despite their formidable design, all three ...

The Musashi and its sister vessel, the Yamato, were two of the largest battleships ... a “mighty battleship” that had “mammoth 18-inch guns”. Measuring 263m it remains one of the largest ...