The end of her warpath came during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, when she suffered numerous bomb and torpedo hits from American aircraft and swiftly sank. However, despite her size and might, Musashi did not manage to alter the course of the war in the Pacific theater. Read on to find out what Commander build we suggest for the ship!Ī lot of events involving the Japanese higher-ups revolved around Musashi: Emperor Hirohito himself visited the ship with his staff, and she was used to transport the remains of Admiral Yamamoto to Japan, among other notable events. Musashi was part of Takeo Kurita's fleet, but he won’t be our pick to aid the behemoth. Shinano became the largest ship in history to be sunk by a submarine. The third was converted from a battleship hull into aircraft carrier and support ship Shinano and sunk in 1944 as a result of an American submarine attack. The Yamato class was to comprise as many as five ships, and three were completed. One of the two biggest battleships ever built, Musashi was a formidable creation commissioned in 1942. Meet Musashi, Yamato’s famous sister ship and our newest campaign reward! Another humongous monster has recently joined the lineup of warships in our Legendary waters.

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