Forces Of Valor Unimax 1/700 IJN Yamato Battleship Operation Kikusui Ichigo 1945.
One of two of the world's largest battleships ever built for modern naval warfare, the 839-foot long, nearly 72,000 tons Yamato bristled with devastating armament that included 18.1-inch main battery guns, 6- and 5-inch turret guns, and 162 1-inch anti-aircraft guns. During her service, she sailed against allied naval forces throughout the South Pacific, most notably in the Battle of Midway and several engagements in the Philippines, including the Battle off Samar --- arguably one of the largest naval battles in history. In the final, desperate months of WWII, the mighty Yamato met a fiery end at the hands of allied naval 'Task Force 58' off the coast of Okinawa, Japan during Operation Ten-Ichi-Gı ---- a suicide mission that would have had the Yamato beach herself near Okinawa to become a fortified gun battery against invading American forces.
