Battleship Musashi: Sistership of Yamato

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A personal account of Japanese battleship Musashi’s sinking from a surviving crewmember.
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Historical ships in the game World of Warships 👉 wo.ws/3MrVWY7 Well, looks like this is one of our most viral videos! Be sure to check other stuff in our playlist here: wo.ws/WoWSCoolStuff And don't forget to subscribe, if you haven't done so yet:)

[@deandrecook3945]

With Yamato and Musashi are in game what about their sister

[@empireofjapan9968]

Should add Aircraft Carrier Submarine in game:)

[@TheCheesus1]

This is why nobody cares for russian fantasy ships and that bad cv rework

[@elexanderbauson]

@@deandrecook3945 Shinano right? The Aircraft carrier

[@deandrecook3945]

@@elexanderbauson yes sir similar in some aspects to kaga being that they were both designed as battleships but were converted to aircraft carriers

[@vicmclaglen1631]

That guy looks really good for having been on Musashi over 70 years ago

[@juri8723]

Vic McLaglen that‘s Japan for you

[@lithiumvids9448]

Really high life expectancy

[@geobitez6492]

Fresh air makes them live longer

[@knight-ot3ji]

@@geobitez6492 😂 it's more than fresh air

[@geobitez6492]

@@knight-ot3ji fresh air is the best

[@Miokomata]

The look of his eyes when he's revisiting the Musashi's death. The feels ;_;

[@juanarzate4338]

wath

[@dojyaan5972]

Top 10 anime saddest deaths 😢😢

[@panzerl1ed968]

l8 but "reminiscing" is the accurate term m8.

[@michaelwittmann3479]

@@dojyaan5972 1. yamato 2. musashi

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

The Yamato and Musashi were the symbol of Japanese might, with Yamato herself named for the Japanese spirit… When Musashi was destroyed, Japanese pride was shaken. When Yamato was sunk, it shattered.

[@demoncleaner80]

My favorite PC game does better history documentaries in 8 minutes than The History Channel.

[@bagelsecelle9308]

Its also non bias since sources comes from many different historians. Not just American/English Scholars

[@Raidmasterprod]

Than The History Channel NOW, but back during the day things were different.

[@Wolf-dn7uo]

@Obsidian Rose lol xD

[@jonasnee]

obviously they are excluding the important factor of aliens.

[@hovaten3428]

I cant say anything but thank you for read my mind !

[@santiago5388]

Thanks war gaming for interweing a japanese veteran, this is such a good thing since they get so little attention, so again thanks you : )

[@CULatte]

Santiago Trujillo Tobon from what I remember, due to Japan's current views on violence and war, veterans are actually looked down upon, as opposed to the US's generally positive and supportive attitude towards their service members.

[@orlandogreenhow2870]

Mike Gao That’s kinda dumb. Many soldiers (and veterans) obviously didn’t want to fight and at the time if you didn’t enrol in the army it was illegal.

[@jlpytlewski]

I don't think Dingobling read or comprehended your post Mike. I remember reading the same thing, Japanese vets are not treated like US vets.

[@santiago5388]

That is as sad as it is understandable. They dont want to remember the war but never the less this guys deserve respect for their service, been fired upon is the same no matter wath and everyone brave enough to endured it deserves appreciation.

[@whiteshark450]

how about we interview some japanese veteran of the nanking massacre and give more attention to the atrocities they did.

[@firefightergoggie]

For my money, the Musashi and Yamato were the most beautiful of the capital ships of WW2. They looked wonderful.

[@johannbautista1740]

Indeed, they're both heavily decorated and armed

[@BigD321]

The most beautiful capital ships of history, truly gorgeous ships with awe inspiring might

[@johannbautista1740]

@@BigD321 I gotta say, someday a person might build a replica of her, or she'll be raised up from the depths of the sea.

[@BigD321]

@@johannbautista1740 im honestly pretty against raising her, let her rest with her sailors However a replica being build would be really cool to have as a museum

[@johannbautista1740]

@@BigD321 Yeah just like the Titanic built in replica from China :>

[@left4deadian]

Musashi is now resting underwater in the Philippines.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

and?

[@robertgabuna355]

left4deadian ....in Sibuyan Sea, my home province.

[@connieshoes9564]

@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM and what? Another sentence or another answer?

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

@@connieshoes9564 : That "and" has a question mark after it, so what do you think? Just a bit of advice. Don't just read what you want to see, read what's actually there numb-nuts.

[@DZ-1987]

*Insert some weirdly proud filipinos here* Truly, i don't understand whats to be proud about. "WE WERE THERE! FUCK YEA!" Doing fuck all and watching... Its funny, really.

[@hansmagne5126]

let us all thank Mr. Tsukada Yoshiaki for speaking, Its obvious some of that was hard to say but it was good to hear from someone who served on Musashi to speak about Musashi.

[@rickb6694]

Poor guy. Reminds me of my Grandpa whenever asked about the Battle of the Bulge. He couldn't say much with his mouth that his face didn't say already :/

[@demonlordomegaacepilot7090]

Ill fill u inon battle of the bulge. Your friends froze in their trench holes over night. Your feet developed frost bite that made it impossible to fight. The people of bastogne (the civillians were all killed from the bombing of the Luftwaffe) u didnt have fppd to eat or proper water to drink. The german army outmatched u the american army caught by surprise. Only hope was air support. Mass war crimes by both us troops and ss german soldiers. Battle of bulge in nutshell you welcome.

[@eduarddv00]

no disrespect but it's nothing compared to the battles in the eastern front

[@chooyongming110]

Эдуард Вятчанин URAAA and Rush B. Fail again, repeat again until success

[@knight-ot3ji]

@@eduarddv00 if it wasn't for allied aid to the communist you would of lost

[@eduarddv00]

@@knight-ot3ji Wrong.

[@johnrettig1880]

This was really good and straight forward . Not bad since History Channel doesn't show history anymore .

[@nicx6139]

John Rettig it just shows aliens and lumberjacks

[@johnrettig1880]

Gilan Gaming Don't forget the Lumberjack Aliens

[@danial5870]

Don’t forget the Pawn Shopping Alien Lumberjacks

[@themysticsomeone2089]

DarkestEye don’t forget the icetruck pawn-shopping lumber jack aliens

[@philipcallicoat9947]

Agreed...The Hysterial Fruitloopery Channel is a more accurate description...Got any "alien experts?"

[@linas03linas20]

What an amazing veteran. How lucky I’m I to know his story. We should all pay our respects to elders who gave their life in such a horrific way. My respects to him.

[@bellaggio1770]

Not one word of regret for being part in one of the most cruel, evil regimes in the history of the world. His country's army massacred women and children by the hundreds of thousands.

[@looneyburgmusic]

@@bellaggio1770 Sorry Cupcake, but no nation in the history of this planet is totally clean of violence against innocent civilians, including every single one of the Allies in WWII.

[@judsonkr]

@@bellaggio1770 by the millions actually. Japan went through China and put millions to the sword. Men, women & children. Torture and dismemberment while alive were some of their specialties. The atrocities they committed should be spoken of more frequently because most people do not know what they are capable of.

[@stevenfu512]

Respect to all soldiers who served their country, also those who gave their life.

[@robertgabuna355]

hair clip 2nd I do not respect the invaders that raped my birthland.

[@tobias7162]

@@robertgabuna355 Well...Those could be japanese, Russians, Americans, Englishmen or Germans...all of them raped someones birthland.

[@benmontesanti6946]

Robert Gabuna who tf says birth land

[@Ricardowieringa]

ben montesanti enough people when not talking about certain country’s

[@antoniotomelden102]

Why you guys keep saying birth land and raped?

[@markmcdermott8307]

That Japanese sailor is a very brave man. Think of flying in a prop plane without missiles, and attack a ship around 4 city blocks long and hundreds of guns shooting at you out at sea!! Then think of the men below decks who have no idea what is going on outside, they get thrown to their feet with crazy emergency turns of the ship and then the bulkhead rips open from a torpedo and the engineering space you are in immediately floods!! as scary as it gets!! Wait untill they lock down the hatch so you cannot get out to save the ship, then see how brave you are. I salute all sailors from all nations.

[@eligebrown8998]

Dont think anyone could have said that any better. I could actually visualize that as I was reading it. Goose bumps.

[@lick3227]

Being a crew member working below deck must have been an absolute nightmare, not knowing what's going above deck and having to work in constant fear of being hit by a torpedo and the fear of being locked inside your stations when the ship starts flooding. War sure is horrifying.

[@12stack73]

@@lick3227 i wanna see how it looks inside the battleships

[@Gaorunfeng]

Maybe their bombs and artillery did not throw onto your head and your country's territory, so you call them brave. But we call them brutal, they are now old, but they were brutal! Turn back on history to see what the japanese had ever done to China and the whole asia: Korea,North korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan Hongkong, Indonesia, Mymmar and so on in war2. will you still call them brave?

[@markmcdermott8307]

@@Gaorunfeng Yes a brutal time. America lost many people as well. Today we need to learn respect for our neighbors and try to let the past go and start new.

[@BuzzSargent]

Thank you for the wonderful interview with Tsukada Yoshiaki. It is so rare and important to have visits with actual veterans of World War II because they are dying off in great numbers now. I was amazed by the detail he has of the events. What a good man, doing his job for his nation. We can respect each other now time has moved on. Happy Trails

[@Havok135]

Thank you for your service Mr. Yoshiaki.

[@questionreality6003]

yes get that target out to be seen and bombed

[@Akashi_Takahashi]

@@questionreality6003 what

[@davidliou1379]

"Musashi" was hit by a total of 19 torpedoes and 17 aerial bombs. A large group of tiger bees can kill a cow

[@2damaxmr2]

No ship other than the yamato class can take that kind of punishment.

[@6565hopepy]

Over kill

[@fligemon]

Yeah but the cow’s ability to make and expel deadly flatis will poison the bees

[@Absolut531kmh]

If its the iowa, it would sunk in the first 3 bombs and a torpedo.

[@armageddon-tank]

Yamato took like 19 torpedoes to sink yamato and musashi just same 19 torpedoes hit musashi and sunk

[@allfredo7753]

As an American in the Philippines as my wife is Filipina we once sailed from the city of Siragao to Leyte on a big inter island ship as everything looked normal and calm. But, I knew that was the exact waterway the Mussahi had last sailed up in the battle of Leyte Golf. Today we talk about Leyte Golf as a great American victory and it was, but really- The Japanese walked right into their Custard's Last Stand where they were out matched, out gunned and the American Navy- there, outside of Siargao were waiting for them complete with the latest radar detection equipment of their time- The Mussashi never had a chance!

[@Nazi63371]

respect for these brave crews

[@only4wotbhwqcb569]

Miranda Ghofar fucken crazy

[@bellaggio1770]

Not one word of regret for being part in one of the most cruel, evil regimes in the history of the world. His country's army massacred women and children by the hundreds of thousands.

[@johnnyboi1125]

@@bellaggio1770 yep definitely ignore that when in training they were sometimes beaten to death and would take it out on the weaker, civilians. PLUS the allies committed war crimes too because the war isn’t blue and red, but ugly shades of gray…asshole

[@meredocu]

... yeah, so... maybe don't forget what they were fighting for. I m not sure respect is the word you are looking for.

[@johnnyboi1125]

@@meredocu didn’t see my comment?

[@USBearForce]

IJN: We built the largest battleship ever. USN: You built the largest target ever.

[@lugerCRO]

USBearForce they made it big cause USN can't hit a shit

[@Dollsofgod]

lugerCRO You don't need to be that accurate when you have nukes.

[@lugerCRO]

Riley Lammert sadly but true...

[@sorim1967]

Funnily enough, the one time that the Yamato came across sitting ducks it really could not hit shit, whereas the previous night the USN WWI era BBs were firing accurately with their first salvos at maximum ranges with radar directed fire.... IN fact, such was the enormous technological disparity between the USN and the very poor IJN that by 1944 any US BB (other than the Texas) could have probably won V the Yamato at night and any modern US BB (North Carolina or Iowa class) would have probably easily won a battle in the day. people often forget that when the Yamato was lost, a few world war 1 US BBs were on intercept course to sink her but were too late, the carriers got their first.

[@goldenjaws5012]

USBearForce LoL so fucking true sad but true

[@shoukatsukai]

The battleship that didnt get a chance to get started

[@sirecarrot9124]

it was active in 1 mission and got destroyed in said mission.

[@moosenugget7]

Well, Musashi kinda-sorta gets a chance in a few months. Even if it is only through an arcade-y video game.

[@firepower7017]

Jacob Gagnacci It didn't get destroyed, it malfunctioned and blew up

[@firepower7017]

Chocolat-kun Yea and that is how the Russians killed the Imperial Japanese Army by mass numbers, so what if the Japanese see the Tank as unreliable well at least the Russians were carried by tanks and heck the Soviet Air Force dived on Japanese pilots slaughtered them and repeat and the zero didn't exist so you had only crap planes and the Artillery was also crap since Japan lost it all and then the Japanese only had sheer morale which ain't shit because Russians, just Imagine in a trench seeing 100 BT-7s across horizon with soldiers on it dismounting it and charging towards you and then the I-15 and I-16 planes overwhelmed the sky and your allies either terrified to death either running or get shelled, I know this is Irrelevant but boy does Japan sure piss off the wrong people

[@cruman87]

At least it got a chance. The Montana class didn’t even make it to production.

[@manuelthegreatman]

Dang dude. No matter how much time passes, wars just never change. Young men have to fight, and die, for the sake of old men who are, most likely, safe in some reinforced building. It seems no country is free from this curse.

[@LMGIproductions]

Not anymore, not with nukes and drones. War has changed.

[@LMGIproductions]

The Huffmanator In case of a new world war, you think no one would use them? People brings them up because they exist.

[@LMGIproductions]

The Huffmanator They prevent war if the people involved are not at war. But if they are don't give for granted that people wouldn't use them. The americans did in ww2, and they knew what they were capable of.

[@LMGIproductions]

The Huffmanator Yeah, sure it isn't ONLY a weapon, but it sure is one.

[@LMGIproductions]

Last i checked, sticks weren't capable of destroying and killing everything in a 50 km radius in an instant.

[@davids9520]

No one at the beginning of the Pacific War in 1941 could imagine the U.S. Navy sending over 300 airplanes to attack a single battleship. Even U.S. Naval officers during WW2 wanted to bring U.S. battleships out front to meet Japanese battleships one on one. Capital ships take a long time to build. A lot of American warships took so long to build, that by the time they were finished, they weren't needed any longer. Many ended up being put into storage and eventually scrapped. Iowa class battleships may have seen their day in 1945. But they were still in use until the 1990's.

[@04warrick04]

Even though my parents fought his, I have respect for that man.

[@Javier_Jimenez71]

It’s important to record these memories. Thank you for sharing this video. 🥃

[@davehue9517]

A Japanese veteran you can still see the pain in his eyes as if the horror just happened... there is a common thread from the veterans of past wars that war is horrific for everyone... I'd wish these older and wiser men and women from every nation could convince subsequent generations not to turn to war... it's horrific for all

[@padmac8176]

Whatever side of history you are on, you can't help but feel real deep emotion for the soldiers and sailors who fought valiantly and gave everything for their countries. The Musashi and Yamato are my two favourite battleships, magnificent feats of naval engineering. When marvelling at such mighty ships it's easy to forget what the people on board had to go through. God bless all who gave their lives during that war. They truly were one of the greatest generations.

[@asiftalpur3758]

Omg shut the fuck up Patrick BALDY

[@padmac8176]

@@asiftalpur3758 Hey Asif go fuck yourself you little twat! How about that?😉

[@metaknight115]

@@asiftalpur3758 why must you say that?

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@metaknight115 idk

[@lingmingching1]

She was a helluva fine ship. Thank you for getting IJN veteran's story in their too. I was never a trigger-puller, but my feeling has always been that war only determines who is left -- not who was right.

[@jamesalbertarnaiz9013]

Im from philipines and there is so much history about this thing i really love it and i want more

[@mr.flipflop2630]

But Do You Play World Of Warships Blitz

[@dranejayplays295]

@@mr.flipflop2630 I play that Game i used Montana and Yamato

[@daanasten5633]

7:16 I have big respect for Japan people, Why you guys went to war? You people are the Technology that we use in our daily life now even if your country was defeated during WWII! I love Japan! Greetings from Holland!

[@michaelforansich8090]

I wish people would study just a little before posting an opinion like this as if it were factual instead of how you feel. Japan went the quality route like Holland, Germany and a few other smaller countries - due to lack of it's own or rareness of resources. Making the best from what's available vs. good enough mass produced. Certainly Japanese culture lends itself to refining existing ideas, but it's by no means the source of most ideas - even china is now producing high quality ideas and high quality technology that leads a lot of the technology streams. Japan and Germany both had a chance to rebuild their economies and social structures, but now their time at the top of the rollercoaster is heading down and others will take their turn as the economic powerful. The reason the USA is still the most powerful is the large population and resource gathering potential (aka military to either take or keep what it has).

[@fungeese]

Nippon is the technology leader. Just look at their motorcycles. Nobody even comes close!!!

[@aaronlee5073]

She took a major beating before she went down

[@garyhill2740]

Fascinating to hear of Musashi. Not enough about her is seen/heard. Such secrecy surrounded Musashi, that she remains little known compared to her contemporaries. Very few photographs of her exist. The story of her building, service, and sinking is quite fascinating. Thanks to this gentleman for sharing his personal recollections. He honors us in the telling.

[@renanrodrigues8429]

Iowa: Speed & Accuracy Yamato: Guns & Armor I prefer the Yamato & North Carolina

[@zeusrpg2253]

@Jell1y Gamer the X ship of America is Iowa but the bigger version. See the story in game

[@uscgnyc2322]

People easily forget the USS NEW JERSEY an absolute beast

[@zerefsunlimitedshipworks]

@Epinephrine I think he meant "Tier X"

[@aurelian3268]

Japan attacks at pearl harbor knocking out and sinking many US battleships Japan sinks HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales after these 2 engagements Japan realized that Battleships, no matter how strong are inferior to aviation *Literally builds two of the strongest Battleships fitted with the biggest guns ever put to sea*

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@Davy Jones The Yamato was literally commissioned the week after the Pearl Harbor attack. Learn some history.

[@Mognemind]

I am pretty sure that Yamato entered in service immediately after Pearl Harbor, but she was under construction sice a 1937

[@bagelsecelle9308]

Yeah she was under construction in 1930s and just because of single pearl harbor attack, they would decommission something that took much resources. Ok. Besides Yamamoto still thinks that BBs are the main muscle of the Navy and Carriers are just the secondary role. Like a vice versa of what America think CV and BBs are lol

[@OddballsHobbyChannel]

Actually admiral Yamamoto was against building the ships. He knew that battleships would soon be replaced by aircraft carriers. The decision to still build them was a political one. The navy was even against joining the axis and starting a war against the US because the navy realised that such a war couldn't be won. The best Yamamoto hoped for was quick gains followed by a truce.

[@algrayson8965]

@@OddballsHobbyChannel- Some of the IJN's admirals were traveled, had been to the USA. US and Japan were allies in WWI. The Japanese Army generals were not knowledgeable of the world outside where the Japanese Army had occupied. They underestimated their potential enemies. The Japanese honored sacrificing one's life for his god-emperor. The Americans did their best to avoid dying for their country; instead the Americans valued helping the enemy to die for his country.

[@kagakai7729]

When the CV is afk

[@wangsheng_official]

Does anyone ever play CV nowadays?

[@shoukatsukai]

When the CV parks their fighters over an Iowa

[@jamesleon457]

As a Ranger captain, I pretty much quit a while ago after the Saipan spam began and made the Ranger unplayable.

[@zam023]

Way too many CVs nowadays IMO. Not as many as the first few months of the game but there is enough for them to be really annoying, especially when I am in a battleship with weak AA rating and no fighter cover from friendly CV ^_^;;

[@jonasnee]

the game is suppose to have a CV every single game. but since WG kept nerfing them that wasn't the case anymore.

[@denverbuslon9854]

Yamato and musashi are my favorite japan battleships

[@user-xn3ni9jx1c]

Denver Buslon It's the ships of devil!Phantom

[@dervvy]

No shit, they are almost the same

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

Wow!!! That's very incredible. This man was on the Musashi when it blew apart and sank.

[@scootergeorge9576]

While both Yamato and Musashi were lost to aerial attack, from accounts I have read, Musashi absorbed considerably more damage than Yamato before sinking. This leads credence that the damage control crew aboard Musashi was the superior one and fought a losing battle against impossible odds.

[@marinesubmarine8663]

Because 1)She got hit by torpedoes on both side, making her float longer (yamato got hit on the side, so she is not balanced). 2)Yamato was attacked by roughly about 400 aircrafts, while Musashi was attacked with a less amount of aircrafts. They were sisters after all.

[@HeIIfire2073]

Marine Submarine r/iamverysmart

[@wackyotter1235]

@@HeIIfire2073 its been four years boss, heres a reminder of your cringe

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

@@wackyotter1235 I can't believe Musashi walked into an ambush

[@alefymusic3614]

Sadly WG decided to used the 1942 not completed hull. And some of its YAMATO fooltage, but it was nice to watch the oldman history aboard the ship.

[@alix6028]

no matter which country, as long as he didnt commit war attrocities worse than war crimes Im all ears for their stories man

[@TheMaflan]

Musashi would be an awesome T10 premium BB... but we have this sadly

[@zam023]

The navy rarely have war attrocities since they are mostly at sea.

[@SoldierOfFate]

Most of Japan's WWII crimes were done by their Army, not their Navy. Though there were notable exceptions. Who am I kidding, no country has its hands clean from bloodshed.

[@joseph7894]

thank you sir for your interview & thank you w.g! wish you & your family the very best in this New Year!

[@user-mw1hv1il1m]

ありがとうございます。 貴重な お話しを聞かせていただきました。

[@kabukiwookie]

IJN Musashi... Sister ship in the class of warships with the biggest naval guns to ever be mounted on a ship. Like Yamato, she took an incredible pounding before she sank. Much more so then anything the USN had afloat. Only Bismarck would take such a pounding.. and she was scuttled.

[@jesse8381]

Im actually surprised she kept on moving for another 4 hours after being hit by the torpedoes and those bombs

[@garyhill2740]

Pound for pound, the South Dakota class were as heavily built. More so than Bismarck, which was a tough ship, but not as heavily armored for her size as one would think. Some of the battlecruisers, despite not being as heavily armored, took terrible punishment before sinking. Check out what it took to sink HMS Repulse sometime. The IJN Kirishima (a battlecruiser, though officially classed as a battleship by WW II) took a horrendous battering and still took quite some time to sink.

[@johndavis7078]

So what! Who cares how much damage was caused before it sank? As long as it sinks is all that matters. (Boy, the Japanese really knew how to paint a ship really well!!! The Americans couldn't paint ships that good)

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

So amazing! Thank you for sharing with us this story

[@kirk4086]

Thank for your service!

[@bagoquarks]

Interesting interview. The Musashi and Yamato were obsolete when the first plates of their keels were laid. The misdirected treasure and manpower consumed should have been used for carrier construction and pilot and support crew training. In operation they burned a lot of scarce fuel oil for no strategic benefit.

[@memecliparchives2254]

They did use one of their hulls for a carrier called the Shinano and it turned out to be the largest aircraft carrier of world War 2. But man it was too little too late and it was sunk eventually as well.

[@travissmith5945]

@@memecliparchives2254 Shimano didn't do anything in the war. She was sunk 10 days after offical commissioning on her way to Kure for final outfitting by USS Archerfish.

[@ChizAfterHours]

They should do more Veteran interviews, this was fantastic

[@leejones3219]

Ret Navy. After hearing this account I was surprised to find a tear run down my cheek.

[@shootybaking]

Thank you WoW crew, you are doing better work than actual historians.

[@minegamer5680]

Quality vs quantity most of the time quantity won

[@zam023]

In Hearts of Iron 4 I defeated the Red army and conqured Russia using my limited but advance Japanese army. I pushed them all the way back to the Eastern front >_

[@minhkhangtran6948]

It's more complicated than that. A swarm of 1000 ants wouldn't beat a person, especially if that person is an exterminator, but a single person can't beat a mob of a 1000, unless said person is piloting a bomber. Rough analogy, but the point is quantity, not only is a quality of it own, must also carry a certain level of quality for each indivitual. The japanese was aiming for quality because America, not only can mass-produced more battleship, but they can also make it so that each indivituals ship is of higher quality when comparing to other trying the same thing, so they must compensate by creating quality that could beat those thing in many folds...Unfortunately, that backfired them abit, as the Yamato and Musashi are too much of an BB, it's size and volume combine with it lack of an effective air defense make it easy prey for CV and their squadron of aircraft, but it still take over a hundred of plane to effectively deal with them, precisely because of how much of an BB it is. In the end though, the decision of trying to build few quality one, due to their's lack of resource and manpower, end up losing to America's decision to build many "good enough", a thing only they could do due to plentiful resource and great mass-produce technology that is able to be adaptive enough to develop the numerous fleet of CV that is able to founder the 2 of them.

[@matteom2174]

zam023 videogames don’t equal real life capabilities lol no game is realistic enough

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Minegamer similarly on the eastern front for Germany.

[@lancelance1513]

Yup german thank also lost mass produce u.s. sherman and soviet t34

[@bossmadammoose1948]

The Musashi was sink here in the Philippines. In Palo, Leyte

[@pised7678]

still didn't know why you want to brag about it when the Philippines did nothing to contribute to the sinking of the musashi

[@bossmadammoose1948]

@@pised7678 HOW DARE YOU MR F*CK*R?

[@gypsygypsy_y]

This is a great tactic to introduce your game, doing documentaries better than my history class..Kudos

[@jochenheiden]

Very chilling account. Thank you for providing this for us.

[@mishkata348]

press F to pay respect

[@SloppyWarThunder]

So that video was Musashi all the way... I THOUGHT IT WAS YAMATO

[@Xperse]

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[@Kvarium]

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[@webchef3038]

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[@Wolvenworks]

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[@la_potat6065]

Meanwhile WG can't give Musashi's guns sound to be the same of Yamato's but only the sound of 457mm and below... disrespectful imo... edit* - Notser stated that WG will give Musashi her Yamato sounding guns... Thanks WG...

[@ahmedhossain4760]

wargamings, you are the best documentary maker in the whole world..learned a lot from it..thanks a lot

[@panagiotisdeligiannis9610]

THe moment Tsukada Yoshiaki started talking, I was hoping that they wouldn't stop him and start narrating. I'm glad they didn't. Nice video!

[@alifzainal702]

From the interview, the oldman said hundreds of aircraft were sent to destroy that battleship... What an amazing battleship the musashi is...

[@KS-ds5jz]

Was

[@geoffreycarson2311]

WAS !!!I CAN'T Understand IS AS IS IS NOW 😮😑Was MEANS THEN !!!and IT'S GONE SO WAS is RIGHT Its MENTAL g

[@aurelian3268]

Any one else would like a feature that would allow single gun fire from the turrets like the torpedoes of the royal navy?

[@bsm3891]

well the feature that you can actually just shoot subsequently is already pretty much the same thing

[@jacksonwong4159]

波斯貓?BSM single barrel fire would be cool too

[@FinlayDaG33k]

Much respect for Tsukada-Shi... It takes some real courage to relive one of the most horrific days in your life.

[@strafe_breaker3440]

The Musashi should also be given recognition, growing up I never knew she existed as only her older sister was always mentioned in war stories and animations in the 70's and early 80's, she fought hard to the bitter end taking 19 torpedoes and 17 bombs during the battle of Leyte Gulf. Despite the doings of her creators I salute the Musashi and would have loved it if she were given the opportunity to be raised from her watery grave but the exploration team found out it was impossible due to extensive damages. Thank you for the mini documentary especially the interview with Tsukada Yoshiaki San.

[@joemcnulty6814]

Strafe Breaker raising her would be disrespectful to those who went do with the ship.

[@strafe_breaker3440]

Joe McNulty perhaps, but we may be looking at it from our pov (religion/beliefs) when it comes to disrespect as the talks did originate from the country that has rights to the wreckage, we could also say it is a way of getting the men who fought for their country home as I strongly believe no sailor/soldier would not want to be returned to where he was born one way or the other especially given the circumstance on how they got there, though as much as I have no problems with raising both ships and putting them in their (imho) more well deserved final resting place, I am more warry of the looming unavoidable political implications this projects pose to different sectors across the globe that really might stir things up in the wrong direction that may even have a chance to be used to escalate tensions with today's maritime disputes in the region which is quite sad.

[@mm-ih8ep]

世界中の戦艦の最後では武蔵と大和が一番壮絶。空母瑞鶴も。 みんな日本人が乗って、命懸けの最後だった。

[@Corristo89]

Massive ships like the Musashi and Yamato were really outdated and obsolete when WW2 hit. Yes, they could inflict massive damage in the right situation. Ships like the Bismark were the bane of British merchants and could wipe the floor with smaller ships and older battleships. But they could only dream of having the striking distance of a carrier, which could send out planes over hundreds of miles while the ship's guns could only fire a dozen or so miles. Their size and symbolic value also made them prime targets for enemy strike groups and flights of bombers, fighterbombers, torpedobombers and and torpedoboats.The moment the Yamato went out on its suicide mission it was under constant attack. The Musashi suffered a similar fate and both ships never lived up to their potential as steel nightmares of the American Pacific Fleet.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

"But they could only dream of having the striking distance of a carrier" Funny enough, the Yamato did strike a carrier, the USS Gambier Bay which was sunk by shell fire. And Scharnhorst and Gneisenau sunk HMS Glorious. I guess dreams do come true.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Corristo89 The Yamato had a range of 25 miles with her big guns. The Bismarck was about 20 miles. The crew of the Bismarck say they scuttled the ship line the Admiral Graf Spee. If it was sunk by the British it was a Ariel Assault like the sinking of the Yamato and Musashi. When the Bismarck fought the Hood and Prince of Wales. It sunk the Hood so fast only survivors of the Hood. The Prince of Wales damaged the Bismarck's fuel system. Just like the Graf Spee at the first major Naval Battle of WWll. The Battle of the River Plate. It's a great true story. The Graf Spee and Bismarck refined their own fuel in the ships. The Graf Spee is one of the three Frigates Hitler put in production and it caused Churchill to build up the British Fleet. She was the most beautiful Pocket Battleship in the world. Her sea line was red. Langsdorff the Captain sunk 9 merchant ships without one life or death. The Captain was not a NAZI. He let crews a board his ship and took them to neutral ports or let them get on their lifeboats before their ships. He took on the Exeter and he spared the crew of the Exeter he just put it out of the battle. The Ajax and Achilles. Took alot of damage but hit the Spee 50 times and couldn't sink it. The Spee dodged in the port of Monticello. The British fooled Langsdorff making him think more ships arrived out side the bay waiting on the Spee. She was still capable of battle but her fast take of and speed of 28 knots could not be used because the fuel system got damaged. Langsdorff sailed her out of the Port and scuttled the beautiful Pocket Battleship saving his crew and British lives. The British Hip Hip Harahed the Captain when they sailed by them on a German Fishing Boat. The next day Langsdorff shot his self and found draped in the Imperial Flag of Germany. He also was a National Hero during WWI. He was a true Christian and hated the Nazis. He was forced like Rommel to fight. If they didn't Hitler would kill their families. That's how he controlled the Regular Military leaders. Look up the Admiral Graf Spee. Her tower still ate above the water and the only Battle Ship that could possibly be raised because it is in shallow water.

[@douglaslally156]

Rex Samuel N. Mateo Can also be argued that the U.S. provoked Japan into attacking first. Many argue that this was FDRs backdoor entry into the war. And I have to say, I believe that's exactly what happened.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@Douglas Lally There's evidence to suggest that FDR was not going to go to war with Germany and had wanted Britain to fight all of it. The correspondence between Churchill and FDR before Pearl Harbor shows just how indifferent FDR was to the fate of Europe.

[@zylynlamis9285]

Lol if bismarck woyld be targeted by many planes like yamato and mushashi did. I dont know what will happen.

[@barsoom43]

It had beautiful, graceful lines, a tribute to a people who could produce elegant swords.. When it was lost, the treasure and labor of a nation was lost with it.. War is such a waste.

[@adamlauina491]

Didn’t matter side you were on. When called upon, you served. You have my respect sir.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

That's profound and you are absolutely correct~!!

[@bruceli9094]

1945: USA & Japan greatest enemies. 2020: USA Japan Best friends.

[@kaito1213]

Japan use weapon call Hent*i and trun US to friend

[@Absolut531kmh]

@@kaito1213 damn.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Amazing graphic images for all to appreciate the fierce nature of war. Just watch the true story of Hacksaw Ridge.

[@kerryseaton4401]

I love this channel! It’s fun and educational

[@rixxy9204]

It's extremely interesting to hear from the view of the sailor.

[@spankmemyers4779]

Respect to the crews of the Musashi

[@stuart207]

My grandfather serverd in Burma and spent a couple of years as a prisoner of the Japanese. To the day he died he never mentioned the suffering he faced but my family found out that he was emaciated and near death for most of his confinement, he survived unlike many of his unfortunate colleagues who did not make it home. To this day I don't understand why it had to be so damn terrible. War is evil.

[@bellaggio1770]

Japan was the most cruel, evil regime in the history of the world. The country's army massacred women and children by the hundreds of thousands.

[@sundalongpinoy8100]

Musashi rests in the waters not so far from the island province of Romblon. Somewhere near these coordinates. *12° 34.753' N 122° 26.393' E*

[@tomon8327]

My great grandfather was a marine raider during ww2 the stories from Iwo jimo, Okinawa were amazing and terrifying

[@thatitalianguy3278]

When games teach you more then your history teacher.

[@user-ci7mw5tj6l]

Does this thing have lots of supergravity cannon and mirror ring system?

[@thenazrul12]

Rasydan nyet

[@jwhite146]

Thanks for this personal account of the sinking. Have seen the movie Yamato and the lives of Japanese sailors were pretty hard.

[@metaknight115]

There are English subtitles for the movie, right

[@darkarchon8810]

Excelente reportaje y documental. Para recordar que no solo es un videojuego, fue un suceso que nunca debemos de olvidar.

[@suspiciousminds1750]

I believe the Musashi was struck with more torpedoes than any ship in history, and still stayed afloat about 9 hrs.

[@suspiciousminds1750]

I believe that's correct.

[@geomodelrailroader]

8 torpedoes and 11 bombs was all that was needed to put Musashi under.

[@metaknight115]

@@suspiciousminds1750 Forgot to switch accounts, or were you replying to someone who deleted their comment?

[@suspiciousminds1750]

@@metaknight115 2 years ago? I don't remember.

[@metaknight115]

@@suspiciousminds1750 Okey then

[@eunicegallaron898]

i like musashi and yamato

[@dannyn.6933]

Beginning intro with that Musashi Task Force is so badass

[@aran5033]

Feels sad for how they were trying to rescue Musashi in its last stand, such crew and power which was representing this wonderfull battleship with Yamato deserve giant respect.

[@richpontone1]

Japanese thought that their naval strategy rested alone on a "Grand Battle" where the US Navy would be foolishly caught in a trap where their whole surface fleet would face the Japanese fleet with their two Super Battleships and be completely wiped out like the Russian fleet at the Battle of Tushima where the whole world was amazed that the Japanese could carry out such a feat. What they did not know is the US had cracked the Japanese Naval code and knew exactly their strategy, plans and fleet dispositions. What the Japanese also did not know is that the British in 1941 invented Torpex, a synthetic explosive that in torpedoes produced a 50 percent increase in explosive power. The US used these new torpedoes with explosive effect on Japanese war ships and merchant marine ships. What took two or three torpedo hits on a Japanese destroyer, freighter or oil tanker could now be done with one torpedo hit. The Japanese Battleship armor could not withstand this new leap in ammunition technology and both the Yamato and the Musashi would sink after many hits from aerial launched torpedoes which exploded the respective ship's powder magazines.

[@THEPHYSICALSPIRIT]

Thanks - great knowledgeable review.

[@notSachy]

The return of the legend that didn’t really do anything in the first place.

[@proudfirebrand3946]

Sach Seemungal Well It really actually fits the "Legend" category, kinda like a campfire story? Of some sort when mentioning the Musashi.. I mean you know the reputation of the Yamato's main guns right?

[@zam023]

It did do somwthing, it scared the shit out of the American navy or else they would not have concentrated on taking it out the first chance they got.

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

It escorted the Tone before being sunk. The Tone has one of the best combat records of WW2. Or it could be a naval legend in the same sense as Russian Naval Legends. Sunk heroically on it's first mission.

[@marinesubmarine8663]

@1tiercel yep, agree

[@reinhardofavercland7448]

Nah Dunkirk & Tirpitz did much less than Musashi. Both of them spent more time in dock than any other ships.

[@Cloudsouth]

To think, what costs enormous amounts of time, money and effort to recreate or is only known through facts, is a mere less than second memory to recall for that man in more detail and horror than any of us will ever see.

[@edgardosantos7046]

Happy to see the story of world war II about the clash of battleship legendary ship....

[@tobias7162]

I love the IJN Ships in Wows

[@bruceli9094]

Japan is the toughest Asian nation for thousands of years. They were able to invade and colonise China twice. China tried to invade Japan twice but failed.

[@Canadianvoice]

To bad they couldn't unite asia under one flag against capitalism that was forced upon them by western powers. Japan was a liberator labeled as savages because they lost.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

@@Canadianvoice Japan raped China and set up a secretive biological/chemicals weapons facility there where they hid horrific tests on civilians including forced sickness, hypothermia and vivisection. They also forced civilians to jump off cliffs when the US soldiers came to liberate the Pacific Islands. Japan's systematic genocide and war crimes are well documented. Or are you talking about Mao who slaughtered 45 Million people in his Communist Revolution? In contrast, the US occupied Japan and we gave them the ability and technology to help build their automotive industry and they are a successful country today. Sounds about right you being Canadian, a pretend 'country' still owned by England who would not stand a chance against an invasion if it was not for the military might of the USA.

[@Canadianvoice]

@@ColoradoStreaming what happend to doctor Ishi after WWII?

[@Canadianvoice]

@@ColoradoStreaming also what happened to German Scientists who helped developed nuclear weapons for a certain country's military? Thst led to almost 40 years of Cold war between ideologically democratic people and communists?

[@nordindelosreyes3473]

@@ColoradoStreaming Yikes very american of you to type this. Its fine to talk about the rape of Nanking but attacking Canada as a whole? big yikes. This isnt even patriotism anymore.

[@michaelcuff5780]

We are so lucky to have these men still alive after all of that to tell what happened in WW2.

[@MemrSFM]

This is nice thx war gaming!

[@blankblank1949]

Musashi shares the same fate with Tirpitz Both are excellent ships but overshadowed by their older sisters

[@helicoptersauce]

Tirpitz did nothing at all Yamato, musashi and bismarck fought for their lives 😂

[@jarryclark4179]

@@helicoptersauce also did Yamato, she did not fire shots during the war at Leyte Gulf, and only serve as a control ship. She only fired her first shots at operation ten-go where she was sunk

[@metaknight115]

@@jarryclark4179 Yamato fired at enemy aircraft, and sank an escort carrier and two destroyers during the battle of the Sibayan Sea and the battle off Samar respectively

[@TheHDReleaser]

you guys really need to fix the DD detection rang by BBs. A big ass battle ship, with many spotters on deck, cannot spot a large Destroyer from 5 km? but I can see a tiny light from 10km..

[@jagdeepsidhu1]

That's not how things work in sea, water is always moving up and down. Go to a port and look big containerships disappear, you'll get an idea

[@boogiewoogit5597]

Thx for sharing. There is an excellent book on construction and deployment of Musashi, translated into English. A Yamato floating museum would be incredible, too bad they sacrificed it in one final delusion of grandeur.

[@JasonBlack66]

A wonderfull video WG! Very moving. you are realy making some top notch videos these days. you should be nominted for some documentary awwards me reckons.

[@heastner]

Remember:Battleships are a big target to aircraft.

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Remember: No one US battleship was sunk on the sea, but 10 US carriers were...

[@heastner]

@Dante Hellsing Uss Iowa is Living out her life peacefully and safely.

[@ElectroVeeDub]

That's a cool story. Did Wargaming actually find the Japanese veteran? Alive? Or was the footage recorded years ago? I wonder. If so he must be near 100 yrs old...

[@ElectroVeeDub]

Seraphim Frost *facepalm* You obviously failed math dude! The war started in 1939. If he was 20 years old, that means he was born in 1919. The current year is 2018. That's a 99 year gap. Either that footage was filmed years ago, or he's about 100 years old... Feel stupid yet? 😎

[@lololol40241]

I believe he didnt realize that this man was born in about 1922, not 1942 when the war started... he probably just counted his age as 2018 minus 1942 or something :P

[@ElectroVeeDub]

なんかの中毒者 World War 2 started in 1939 for Canadians. For the Japanese it started much earlier. For the Americans it was 1941. If Wargaming found this man... He would be very old... But I like hearing his story. 😎

[@banditoo7]

なんかの中毒者 LOL, WW2 started in 1942 in your universe?

[@lololol40241]

Nope, I just meant that in the video he mentioned about been in the navy from 1942, and that's the only reason I used 1942 in my comment.

[@stevenmoore4612]

I like how we have different accounts of the opposite side! It not the typical American history channel documentary where the other side is hardly mentioned!

[@Octorebel]

Very historical and awesome!!!

[@yamatomohrm3858]

hmm...What Japanese people say and narrations are different. For example, the narration say "fifth devision" at 3:04. But Japanese say it(go buntai, 五分隊) at 4:22.

[@zam023]

第五分隊 literally means 5th squad/team. So the "5th division" is no difference. We are taking about navy anyways so you should understand its not "division" the army uses.

[@yamatomohrm3858]

Nanodesu! 申し訳ない。4:22でしたね。修正します。しかも第5分隊ではなく、5分隊と言っていたという... 公式サイトから一度見た後でKZbinにコメントしたので確認が甘くなっていました。申し訳ないです。

[@yamatomohrm3858]

zam023 I think it mean not ship's survice section but human working section. And his devision is AA guns. It similar scale to army’s working section. So I think using ”devision” is not wrong. But my thinking is based on Japanese, so I missunderstand means and nuances there words.

[@brunojung1984]

I the navy they have department and below department is a division.

[@slimyyyy]

Same thing

[@fareaislam6681]

Respect for all those dead sailors who went to the real time war at their teen age

[@thewilliam8342]

If only we could turn his memories into moving pictures, what a gift to the would it would be !

[@hughjass5156]

Wow was not expecting something this powerful from a video game trailer.

[@deathlife4117]

Respect for the Japanese who made their own ships instead of copying others

[@deathlife4117]

dragondescendant1 idiot I think you are a Chinese butt hurt your nation copy everything made very cheap product. Mocking everyone greedy nation your ancestors are crying in they're grave the Chinese who invented paper fireworks look how the Chinese have fallen. Once A Great Nation now in shakles. I am not a Japanese I only know little of they're language but I can tell you the Crimes of they're Grandfather or Father only belongs to them not the new generation. My advice to you if you are a victim of the Japanese Empire during WW2 forgive them I know it's hard. But right now I'm forgiving what your nation has done to my country let's all move to a better future together As One.

[@deathlife4117]

Oh a Chinese Ignorant. you think you are a superior Tienanmen Square does it ring a bell? Communist Scum words are wasted on you. you have a Small mind you only listen to your ego your a waste in this world you are a BARBARIAN who always pretend to be the victim of the Japanese Empire. Brainwash by the CCP your nation copy everything idiot your nation is worst taking everything pretending to be a god. oh that's right The ENTIRE WORLD is part Of CHINA since ANCIENT TIMES. that's not enough. The Moon is part of China since ANCIENT TIMES

[@deathlife4117]

wow you really are an idiot you think i am an american because i speak English what an idiot. you should stop being brainwashed by the CCP my nation is stronger than yours stealing our tech while pretending to be our friends your nation is snake waiting to attack us you dare to steal the blue prints of Sukhoi and you call your nation superior what an idiot jerk

[@deathlife4117]

the chinese have a small balls idiot

[@deathlife4117]

wow hahaha yeah the chinese maid many things during the past and now your nation is a former shell of your old self. now you know hot to copy and steal tech of other nations you steal the blueprints of a bullet train in japan but you did not copy the the safety requirements needed. your nation just copy Communism From MOTHER RUSSIA and now you dare to bite your master what a scum 65%of your dramas are about japanese cruelty talk about a nation who only watch a PROPAGANDA