Talk:Yamato/Gallery/@comment-202.67.41.51-20151114234853/@comment-89.181.134.126-20160801110435

The explosion was caused by detonation of the remaining ammo in one of the gun turrets. As she capsized, the stored shells dislodged from their compartiments and bumped around, triggering the detonation. It could also have been caused by intense heat from fires inside the ship.

The explosion was so violent that the smoke cloud could be seen hundreds of miles away. It literally cut her hull in half. One does not simply break a super battleship in half with a simple explosion.