Yamato's Final Battle 

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"The resulting mushroom cloud is seen from mainland Japan." That honestly is a erie line considering what happened at the end of the war. It just foreshadows what's going to happen.

I recommend the 2005 movie "Otokotachi no Yamato" (men of the yamato) for those interested in seeing more of the super battleship. It isn't exactly centered around Yamato herself however, rather, the men who served aboard her, from the Battle of Leyte Gulf, all the way to the end during operation Ten-Go; a 1/3 replica of Yamato (from what i remember) was even built for the film! A warning for those faint of heart, there are some graphic scenes (think of saving private ryan), if you don't like that, then I discourage that you watch it for your own sake.

“At 13:33, in a desperate attempt to keep the ship from capsizing, Yamato's damage control team counter-flooded both starboard engine and boiler rooms. This mitigated the danger but also drowned the several hundred crewmen manning those stations, who were given no notice that their compartments were about to fill with water.” Just a little tidbit I found while reading up on this.

That magazine explosion was so powerful it knocked out several of the attacking American planes out of the sky. Ironically its explosions were more effective in destroying US aircraft than its entire armament.

Building the Yamato is like forging the ultimate sword while everyone use machine gun

I feel sorry for those sailors and officers aboard those ships during that last operation of the Yamato. It wasn't even a kamikaze run. It was just sending them to die in the most pointless manner possible since it was a flat out fact that their force stood no chance at doing even the tiniest bit of significant damage to the Allied navy that was steaming ever closer toward mainland Japan by then.

An American veteran of that attack later admitted that it scarred him for life. He felt horrible for bombing a vessel full of kids. A Japanese survivor stated that he was told that to prevent flooding, they had to seal hatches closed. There were men down there looking up at him when he closed them, and it meant certain death for them. He said after that "War can be so brutal". Seeing it from both sides makes it even more tragic when you think about us.

6:07 Note the empty anti-aircraft guns in front of the main batteries. Because the Japanese had the ingenious idea of using their main guns as AAA, nearby anti-aircraft guns could not be crewed. Though I doubt it would've changed the outcome by even a margin, Japanese 25mm guns were horrible during WW2.

Love this channel more than any other history channel. The animation just gets more and more stunning and the content is always top notch.

3:08 You will notice that the Catalina is flying, yet its engines are not running. This is not a mistake. Like any red-blooded American plane, it is flying through sheer determination, willpower, and patriotism.

I really love how you guys focused on the crew of the Yamato. Everything I've seen before is how it was a great victory for the US Navy towards the end of the war. Thank you for telling the other half of the story and showing the Japanese sailors side.

My Great Uncle served on the IJN Musashi (sister ship of the Yamato) when it was bombed. He survived the war with his left lung gone and one of his arms blown off. He later went to found a text book supply company for public schools. He donated money to his hometown library every year. He also became an instructor of pottery. I never met him when I could remember, but my mother told me that when he held me ad a baby, I smiled at him and he smiled back. He passed away in his sleep around 10 years ago.

The production quality of these videos is ridiculously good. Well done to all involved.

11:50-12:00 is actually terrifying. I don't know why but I'd always assumed the Yamato never saw combat. Excellent video as always :)

fun fact: the IJN Yukikaze, one of the escort destroyer in this operation, participated in all major operation and survived the war she was partially sunk by a natural disaster and chinese governement destroyer her (sad) she was called "the miracle ship" or "the unsinkable ship"

The planes that dive bombed on the Yamato were SB2C Helldivers, not Corsairs. By the way, the animation is very well done, actually shows the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

This is some of the highest quality content on RU-vid, and I absolutely adore it.

Captain tameichi hara, commanding yamatos only escorting cruiser Yahagi, survived the war and ended up writing a book called 'japanese destroyer captain'. During his career, he commanded the destroyer amatsukaze in the early stages of the war, turned the 2nd line ship Shigure into a veteran destroyer and naval legend, was an instructor on a PT boat school before commanding yahagi during ten go. He also revolutionized the torpedo doctrine of the destroyers after seeing the poor accuracy in pre war training. He is the only pre war japanese destroyer captain to survive WW2 and his book is one of the few professional sources on the IJNs perspecive of WW2. I highly reccomend it.

This account had me welling up with tears. I don't know why but the sinking of these large battleships always makes me emotional. I suppose it's because so often hundreds or even thousands of sailors are lost at once. Stories about the Hood, the Bismark and the Yamato always get to me. It's a shame this video wasn't another Sabaton crossover. I'd have loved a new song produced by them. Still, this was a great video and it's interesting to hear from one of the sailors. Such a hopeless mission, a terrible waste.

My grandma had family on this behemoth. They were of the few who survived.

This channel is still 10x better than the History Channel and my current history class. Keep up on the animation work Yarnhub!

RIP To the 97 US navy men and airmen, and 4,137 Imperial Japanese navy men and airmen who were killed in Operation Ten-Go

Amazing! Love the history and story of the Battleship Yamato. I first learned of it from the Dogfights episode Death of the Japanese Navy. So glad this channel covered the Yamato and I think this one of the best historical animation channels that have covered this to date.

How the animation changed over time is something that amazes me. This is almost movie like and I am proud of the progression in content that this channel has made ever since I started watching and I look foward to future projects.

I really liked how the Corsairs were animated, and the narration alongside it. It really conveyed the contempt, and enraged determination that the Americans must have felt, trying to pay Japan back for Pearl Harbor. Considering the tragic loss of life from both sides, Admiral Yamamoto’s quote about awakening a sleeping giant remains the most powerful quote I will never forget.

I was talking to someone who did CGI for major films once and I asked what the most difficult thing he had to do was. He responded without a second hesitation "water" Knowing this I cannot help but be seriously impressed with how much Yarnhub has stepped up their game

Yamato (大和) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing nearly 72,000 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 in) Type 94 main guns, which were the largest guns ever mounted on a warship. Named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, Yamato was designed to counter the numerically superior battleship fleet of the United States, Japan's main rival in the Pacific. She was laid down in 1937 and formally commissioned a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in late 1941. Throughout 1942, she served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet, and in June 1942 Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto directed the fleet from her bridge during the Battle of Midway, a disastrous defeat for Japan. Musashi took over as the Combined Fleet flagship in early 1943, and Yamato spent the rest of the year moving between the major Japanese naval bases of Truk and Kure in response to American threats. In December 1943, Yamato was torpedoed by an American submarine which necessitated repairs at Kure, where she would also be refitted with additional anti-aircraft guns and radar in early 1944. Although present at the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, she played no part in the battle. The only time Yamato fired her main guns at enemy surface targets was in October 1944, when she was sent to engage American forces invading the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. While threatening to sink American troop transports, they encountered a light escort carrier group of the U.S. Navy's Task Force 77, "Taffy 3", in the Battle off Samar. The Japanese turned back after American air attacks and convinced them they were engaging a powerful US carrier fleet. During 1944, the balance of naval power in the Pacific decisively turned against Japan, and by early 1945, its fleet was much depleted and badly hobbled by critical fuel shortages in the home islands. In a desperate attempt to slow the Allied advance, Yamato was dispatched on a one-way mission to Okinawa in April 1945, with orders to beach herself and fight until destroyed, thus protecting the island. The task force was spotted south of Kyushu by US submarines and aircraft, and on 7 April 1945, she was sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers with the loss of most of her crew.

Amazing! Not only how you tell the story, but the ships are phenomenal looking!

Can’t remember how long it has been since I first stumbled upon this channel and subscribed, but the quality of it has improved time and time again and so glad y’all have grown to 525k subs as the time of this video. Keep up the good work everyone!

The Yamato has always been one of my favourite tales of any navy when it comes to wwii, and it's so good to see you guys cover it

More Pacific war stories please! Battle of Leyte Gulf, Marianas Turkey Shoot, or perhaps Midway? Great animation and story telling as always!

I usually skip sponsor part of the video but not on yarnhub's ones, since the animation is so well done and humorous!

The first time the young sailors of Japan when they saw her sister, Musashi, sunk even though being the pride of the navy, they are filled with shock and disbelief. They were taught that nothing could sink such being. I can't imagine the horrors of these poor felt when they saw this happening.

I can not tell you how much i love your videos about naval combat i have been studying it for the past 4 years and find it amazing

I think that Yamato is symbolic of biting off more than you can chew. More aircraft were sent to kill Yamato than Japan sent to attack Pearl Harbor. That’s how outclassed they were in production.

This is without a doubt my favorite battleship of ww2, we had Bismarck I knew it was just a matter of time before we got the Yamato.

Excellent work Yarnhub, 10/10, you are good at this, I didn't know much about the Yamato, what a desperately sad futile mission

Dude i love this channel, the animation looks so detailed and i don't know how you guys can post every week with those details in the animation. Good stuff guys keep it up!

ngl but the animations is just like a game with the best graphics and this part 7:04 is insane bro like i want this to be my wallpaper

We need more videos like these. Asap! Keep up the great narrating and animations! Love it!

Whenever I hear about Yamato , it makes me sad. Such a mighty ship got wasted. No one saw her full potential.

If we ever build a space battleship, the Yamato's steel needs to be used in its construction. And YES, I'm a big fan of Space Battleship Yamato.

People say that some channels are underrated but this one is THE ACTUAL underrated one since its 3d animations that are realistic and yet only has half a million subs? It's actually confusing and make sense why its underrated Can you make a 3rd remake of the piggy back bombers again in the future? I miss that and it would look really good with your teams todays skills

The yamato is my favorite battleship of all time. I have a 29 inch long model of it and it is just beautiful. A truly gorgeous ship

Hi there! I've been following you for some time. I have to say that you do a tremendous job and you keep getting better. I would like to make a request. Can you do a video about the battle off Samar? The one where taffy 3 engaged admiral kurita fleet? It would be interesting taken into account the disparity of force between the two sides and the heroic actions of taffy 3. Thanks!

Fantastic, Yarhub. I've been waiting for the Yamato for too long. This video is so satisfying.

Yarnhub sure has some interesting ship stories. You should do one regarding the USS Laffey. She was an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer best known for surviving the most unrelenting Kamikaze attack in history on April 16th, 1945.

USA: wanna hear a joke? Japan: what? USA: midway Japan: I don't get it USA: and you never will

That was a smooth ad transition. Yarnhub, always doing everything right.

With great respect to yarnhub for the great content and work you do. As for the great warship. What a sad end to a great ship that deserves better than what was her last action. To say I loved this anamaion is an understatement. Keep it up. A fan from southwestern MN for more than a year and half. Waiting for more content and videos.

its so amazing how the water effects and the flak is so real and the glimpse of the light i see your potential yarnhub team on making of this video,bravo!

amazing video! the detail on the ships and the escorting destroyers and light cruiser was cool, with all the different guns animated. the only thing i noticed was the 12.7cm guns rapid firing like the 25mm guns, which made me laugh lol. i look forward to seeing more naval videos in the future. also as a suggestion, the 100th/442nd infantry Nisei banzai charge in the Vosges in 1944.

Thank you for making amazing history videos yarnhub. I have learned tons of history from you.

Wonderful! This is aHigh quality animation! Thank you for talking about Yamato. I love this channel!

The narration is brilliant. Congrats! Cheers from Chile!

Thank you for making these brilliant historical animations! These videos are always the highlight of my day.

I love the perspective that you use for this and the Bismarck video, it’s always nice to see things from a different point of view!

The cinematography and directing is just top-notch. The scene with the ship sinking down is just terrifying

By that point in the war, the effectiveness of the carrier-based Allied warplanes combined with the increasing skill of the men who flew them was beyond anything anyone on either side of the conflict could have even imagined in 1941. "Awoke a sleeping giant", indeed!

Once again you did a great job, over the months your animation has improved so much and it’s so much more realistic, so once again, great job.

The fact y’all can animate this script this in a week and it looks better and better each video is amazing

This is one of the better historical channel's. The storys and art is vary well done ✔.

Goddamn, I got surprised by the Water Animation at the Beggining, the Shades and all are Top QUALITY, Good job!

❤️ you Yarnhub, just amazing as always! Not just the animations but the way they're shot and timed with the narrative, and I also love how you consider different perspectives from all sides. You've outdone yourselves on this one, well done!

i love how the quality improves with every video, good job!

A Marine Corsair fighter from Essex put a 1,000 pound bomb through the bow of Yamato. At this point in the war, fighter pilots were very very good with rockets and bombs

I love this ep! The changes are great, yet subtle! Love it Yarnhub!

You did Bismarck, it was only natural you do Yamato. Edit- at the time of this video I was not doing great and was sick. I was tired and needed rest. When I woke up and checked my phone this video was there and it made my day a bit better. So thank you Yarndub

Was looking forward to the creation of a Yarnhub video of Yamato. Thank you Yarnhub for covering naval, I hope in the future will we be able to see the end of Mushai battleship (sorry for spelling)Mers El Kabir or any other great sea battles of world War 2. Thank you for all the hard work.

IJN: We've built this super OP armoured huge battleship, nothing can stop it. Some guy: Ok, is its armour strong enough to stop bombs? IJN: Lol no, bombs can go through its upper deck, conning tower, etc, decimating the crew. Some guy: Ok.... Is it invulnerable to torpedoes? IJN: Lol no. It can maybe bounce or absorb one or two torps, but most will go through and damage, flood it, etc. Some guy: Ok.... can it protect itself against aircraft then? IJN: Lol no. There's nowhere near enough AA, most of them can't hit or damage anything, they are not protected, and the AA gunners spend most of their time watching anime. Some guy: Ok, you guys didn't think this through, right? IJN: Lol no.

三式弾の砲弾を赤く表現している点でなかなかの再現力とは思ったが、航空機を直接撃つものではなく編隊の前面で炸裂させて解き放たれる散弾で複数の航空機にダメージを与える兵器なので、そのシーンを期待していました。

Great timing on posting this, as it is the anniversary of the 'Yamato's sinking. Watching it made me think of the Battle off Samar, which you should definitely do a video on, for it is one of the greatest underdog stories ever.

I love how the sun had a red glow when the camera looked into it, nice detail to the country's hq ship also this is awesome how you guys did the fire on the ship

It took the Japanese four years to build the Yamato and it only took the US Navy four hours to sink it

When you had put the gif before uploading I guessed it would be Yamato. Amazing work!

I feel bad for watching these high quality animations for free.

Fantastic stuff as usual. Glorious seeing the Corsair’s tear that ship apart. Such an awesome machine.

The transition to the sponsors is always so clean

Love the history and love the cat

11:19 Whoops! That's one fast-firing 127mm gun!

Happy 77th Anniversary of her final voyage. The mighty Yamato.

Guys let me just say how yarn hub and his crew are the best at making these videos 👌👌

Ah, Operation Ten-Go i recognize this! Thanks For Making This Video Yarnhub. Another Great Video!

Yarnhub, I am glad you posted this on the same day that Yamato sank, it is unfortunate that it was destroyed, I would like to see the giant battleship in real life but at least we get to see it in movies and video games, you are as always the best channel to watch cool, stunning and dazzling animations of ships, planes and vehicles, maybe one day you can talk about a Motorsport history, preferably my favorite Motorsport history, the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans

Excellent video on the final battle of Yamato.

Japan: "The YAMATON IS UNSINKABLE!!!" America: "Hahahahahaha airplanes go brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"

The story of Yamato and her sisters is one of my favorite stories of WW2 from being already obsolete by their completion yet seeing combat for the first time in 1944. Shinano sunk just 11 days after commissioning, Musashi meeting her demise as quickly as her combat career started and Yamato’s suicidal charge into her demise (also a few things id like to mention, SB2C helldivers and F6F Hellcats also participated in the assault and the 127mm cannons behind the “cylinder” 25mm AA guns are not automatic)

I had never really thought about how it was to be a sailor on Yamato during her last stand. This video really put into perspective how fucking terrifying it must have been to see 70k tons worth of steel roll over and sink

Love your channel, have been watching since Covid and has taught me so much. The knowledge you taught has led to so many opportunities for me and I appreciate it so much. Thanks to you I was able to meet admiral John Richardson, 31st chief of naval operations and have been continuing to learn from you and everyone around me since.

With EACH video!! You guys are bloody awesome!!! The animators! The sea! The effects!!! The everything!!!!!! Your narrator still sounds handsome by the way.

It shouldn't be so strange, hearing "Yamato" pronounced correctly, and in an English accent. Damn you, Jingles.

I find it justly ironic that the chief symbolic weapon and tactic used to shatter the Japanese Empire, and bring it to account for the evils it committed, was the same one they originally pioneered. The naval air attack. They used it on America at Pearl Harbor and it was then used to shatter their carrier fleets at Midway, was used to think the pride of their Navy: Yamato, and then it was by air that the last attacks came to end the war they had started.

It’s absolutely wild the size of those shells… Basically flinging Honda Civics at the enemy. Also, thank you for showing how most of us play World of Warships. I always iron n press my now far too small JROTC Dress Blues as the game is loading up.

I would pay money to see a full animated movie by you.

What RU-vid teaches me faster than school. This channel specifically

Would it be too much to show the crew of the Yamoto to be Japanese rather than caucasian?

Its finally here, these animations are getting better, Yarnhub.

Great job on this short documentary!

Thank you for posting this it made my birthday that much more special