what did it take to sink the yamato
American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers.
Japanese battleship Yamato
The task force was spotted south of Kyushu by US submarines and aircraft, and on 7 April 1945 she was sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers with the loss of most of her crew.
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Japanese battleship Yamato [SEP] Introduction
In a desperate attempt to slow the Allied advance, "Yamato" was dispatched on a one-way mission to Okinawa in April 1945, with orders to beach herself and fight until destroyed, thus protecting the island. The task force was spotted south of Kyushu by US submarines and aircraft, and on 7 April 1945 she was sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers with the loss of most of her crew.