Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Design A-150 “Super Yamato” was meant to be the ultimate battleship: up to 70,000–90,000 tons, six 510 mm guns, huge armor belts, and 30-knot speed to crush any U.S.

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Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur.

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