Talk:General Discussion/@comment-24946165-20150407031144



Exactly 70 years ago the Battleship Yamato, under command of Vice-Admiral Seiichi Itou, set sail for his last mission, the Operation Ten-Go escorted by the Light Cruiser Yahagi and 8 Destroyers (Asashimo, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Suzutsuki, Kasumi, Fuyutsuki, Yukikaze and Hatsushimo).

This operation was the last effort of the IJN to halt the advance of Allied forces within the Japanese homeland.

The operation ended with the sinking of Yamato, Yahagi, Kasumi, Isokaze, Hamakaze and Asashimo, Suzutsuki got heavily damaged and the 3 remnants were with light damage only. A crushing defeat for IJN with nearly 5 thousand lifes lost.