It is a suicide mission

American troops will be landing in Okinawa!

Let us Destroyer Squadron 2 perform surface attack operation!

I will be used as floating gun platform ?

So that's the role of battleships now...

American troops are landing in Okinawa

Battleship Division 1, Yamato

Flagship of Destroyer Squadron 2, Yahagi

17th Destroyer Division, Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze

21st Destroyer Division, Asashimo, Kasumi, Hatsushimo

41st Destroyer Division, Fuyutsuki, Suzutsuki

Reporting as the Second Fleet

The navy measured the power they have left against the Okinawa invasion force

Although they already knew it's impossible

Asashimo, reporting engine trouble! April 7th 1945 06:57

American airplane is coming! 08:32, spotted American airplane, or 11:07 when Yamato's radar spotted American airplane formation, or 12:10 Asashimo's engaging American planes, or 12:32 when Yamato starts the battle.

Stop the camouflage route! Set straight course to Okinawa! 11:29

Engaging enemy ship!

Asashimo sunk After 12:32 by aircrafts from San Jacinto (CVL-30)

Initiating anti air attack

Hamakaze sunk 12:47 by torpedo

Yahagi losing headway Suzutsuki heavily damaged 12:50

Kasumi heavily damaged (later scuttled)

Isokaze heavily damaged (later scuttled)

Yahagi sunk after receiving 7 torpedoes and 12 bombs 14:05

This is a suicide mission

Bounomisaki Naval Battle (Operation Ten-Ichi-Gou) Losses of Japanese force Ships lost: Yamato, Yahagi, Isokaze, Hamakaze, Asashimo, Kasumi Moderately damaged: Suzutsuki Casualties: 3700 men

Prepare for anti air battle. Assuming third defensive formation 06:00

I will go ahead.

One hundred million total suicide attacks.

Don't underestimate the 2nd fleeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Hamakaze

Yukikaze

Fuyutsuki

Suzutsuki

Hatsushimo

Kasumi

Asashimo

Yahagi

Isokaze

Yamato

Hirihoukenten (非理法権天) A slogan adopted by the Imperial Japanese navy, it has a meaning of "no men can oppose the (divine) emperor".

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