IJN Yamato

An AI controlled Yamato. Note: table statistics do not reflect flag bonuses.

Speed: 720.0 to 852.2km/h

DPS: 180 to 213

## Armament

### Primary Batteries

Nine 460mm (18.1 inch) guns, Six 152.4mm (6 inch) guns.Damage: 32,070 to 42,928 (460mm); 12,026 to 15,333 (152.4mm)

Reload: 19 to 14 seconds (460mm); 19 to 15 seconds (152.4mm).

### Anti-Aircraft Guns

Twenty Six "class 1", 128 to 506 DPSSix "class 2", 128 to 152 DPS

Six "class 3", 128 to 152 DPS

Sixteen "class 4", 164 to 195 DPS

### Aircraft Catapults (Interceptors)

Two.

The IJN Yamato (aka. the IJN Totaku) was a primary Yamato class battleship represented in the WW2 series, The Yamato is represetend as the province of Yamato, Japan.

She is the most powerful ship in the game, until she was superseded by the *H41 and Alsace*. However with flags, it is still the most powerful ship in terms of damage due to a quirk in its main battery similar to that of *Bismarck*.

## Background History

The IJN *Yamato* (大和, *"Great Harmony"*) was a *Yamato*-class battleship, and the lead ship of her class as well as the soul of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was laid down in 1937 and commissioned in 1941, weeks after the Pearl Harbor attack. Throughout 1942, she served as the flagship for the combined fleet and the captain of the *Yamato* later commanded the Battle of Midway, which resulted in a devastating defeat for the Japanese. The *Musashi* later took charge of the combined fleet. She spent some time protecting major Japanese naval bases in Truk and Kure. She was later in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, but did not actually take part in the battle. She only fired her guns in one naval engagement at surface ships that were present during 1944 when firing at American troop transports. But she was then scared off by American aircraft from Task Force 77 under command of Clifton Sprague. It should also be noted that TF77 only retaliated after observing the bravery of Ernst E. Evans, which was the captain of the USS Johnston (DD-557)

In 1945, the Japanese fleet was suffering from multiple defeats. The *Yamato* was sent on a one-way mission to Okinawa, to beach herself and fight until she was destroyed completely. However, on her way there, she encountered American submarines and carriers. She was pummeled by American aircraft while the *Yamato* fought back desperately. After being struck by 11 torpedoes and 6 bombs, the ship rolled over at 120 degree angle and the two bow magazines exploded and she rapidly sunk. This American victory put an end to the superiority of heavily-armed battleships, and proved that aircraft carriers were the future of naval combat.

## Tactics

Big and burly, this 72,800 ton beast is armed with 460mm caliber monsters delivering punishing damage upon contact, and with flags, this beast deals upwards of 60 to 70 thousand damage per salvo, the most destructive main battery in the game. While the *H41* and *Montana* deals higher base alpha damage with 60k and 58k respectively, Yamato's main battery is composed of 2 different calibers with it's the smaller main battery being 6-inch cruiser guns. This is more of an advantage because that means the effects of damage boosting flags are doubled as it affects both of the main batteries. The ship also boasts fearsome AA, being only outdone in this regard by *Montana, Brooklyn, Yukikaze, Wisconsin*. All this firepower comes at a cost though. She is sluggish. moving along at only 27 knots and 32 (36-37 with flags ) even when fully upgraded, she will have a hard time chasing faster opponents which are mostly faster ships. Another disability of Yamato is the lack of secondaries. This causes issues as if a destroyer sneaks up on you while you are focused on something else, you have no means of defense until you realize the danger you are in too late.

**When playing a Yamato.**

When playing a *Yamato*, its best that you act as a support ship. Its slow speed, lack of torpedoes, and automatic secondaries make this ship is an easy prey when brawling. Always avoid destroyers, as this ship is very cumbersome. Also avoid going into the front lines. It may do well when handling enemies one by one, but the ship is in great danger when under heavy fire. Seek the coverage of allies, as this ship's large size and average AA (relative to her size) makes it an easy target for to aircraft carriers.

**When playing with a Yamato,**

Defend your ally, as it can have a heavy impact on the course of battle if controlled by a skilled player. Its large guns can help relieve its teammates in having to do most of the job. The ship, due to its size and poor AA, is notorious from being the prime target of many.

**When against a Yamato.**

Due to its size and being cumbersome, it is very easy to hit the ship, even when at 5 kilometers. Sneaking at a Yamato with a vessel armed with torpedoes can be a great way of dealing heavy damage or even sinking a ship. Aircraft carriers can also be useful at dealing with a *Yamato.*

## Advantage and Disadvantages

**Advantages**

* Powerful main guns(TOP 2 ship by Damage Per Minute by main guns), combined with a special quirk that further provides damage bonus from flags.
* Can have a total of 6 interceptors when fully upgraded.
* Marvelous turret angles.
* Lots of barrels, 15 in total.
* Deals the highest damage while in bow-tank position, up to 44K, exceeding almost every ship by a mile.
* Satisfactory accuracy and dispersion.
* The ship comes pre equipped with a camouflage.
* High HP.
* Powerful as usual with great Armor and good torpedo protection.
* Inexpensive main gun ammunition
* decent aa guns
* Good speed for its size

**Disadvantages**

* Lacks secondaries
* Rather slow. (36knots with Brazilian flag )
* Cumbersome.
* Cost of upgrades are doubled due to the 2 sets of main guns.
* extravagant shell consumption per match due to lot of barrels (avarage of 200+ shells per match) this disadvantage is also seen in other ships alsce, Montana ,Musashi ,Brooklyn san ,Diego etc
* Long Turning time

## Trivia

* This ship is affectionately called the "Yammy" by those who own it, and "Rice Farmer" by those who're on the recieving end of its main guns.
* The standard green camo on the *Yamato* is not actually unlocked or bought, but does provide its respective bonuses.
	+ If you switch to the basic, skinless camo, it will remove the green camo and makes it unusable unless you buy the camo.
* After the withdrawal of the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited the weight and gun caliber of battleships, the Yamato-class was built and exceeded their limits
* The *Yamato*-class was built with "*quality"* in mind due to its lack of resources where they could mass build battleships like their US naval adversary
* During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, not only was the *capital battleship* of the Japanese Navy, IJN *Yamato*, present, but the *capital battleship* of the US Navy, The USS *Iowa*(BB-61), was also present
	+ The two capital ships never fought due to political conflict of having a capital ship being seriously damaged from the naval adversary's capital ship

**In game inaccuracies**

* The ship, in reality, has one of the smallest turning circles, one of the quickest turning, and one of the most maneuverable due to its auxiliary rudder. In game, the ship has the longest turning time and also lacks the auxiliary rudder.
* After its design was changed, the pagoda mast only looked a bit more inaccurate in proportion to its appearance in reality.
* Given the fact that the Yamato has nine 18 inch guns, it deals less damage than the H41, which only has eight 16 inch guns.
	+ However the German guns did have a much longer barrel in proportion to their caliber, and better quality ammunition, nearly negating any advantages the larger 16 inch guns had in firepower. In fact this very same thing allowed the guns shells on the Iowa class ships to have slightly better destructive capability than the 18 inch guns shells once it gets to their targets despite their smaller caliber.
* The ship lacks AA guns on the top of its B and C Turret.

## Gallery

The old Yamato model, which is no longer available in game.