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'''IJN Musashi''' was the second Japanese [[battleship]] of the [[Yamato-class]], and the first of the class to be sunk. Never firing her 18.1" guns, the largest in the world, at anything except aircraft, she sank after attacks by three waves of U.S. carrier aircraft during the [[Battle of the Sibuyan Sea] of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].
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'''IJN Musashi''' was the second Japanese [[battleship]] of the [[Yamato-class]], and the first of the class to be sunk. Never firing her 18.1" guns, the largest in the world, at anything except aircraft, she sank after attacks by three waves of U.S. carrier aircraft during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf#Battle of the Sibuyan Sea|Battle of the Sibuyan Sea]] of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].


The first strike, at 1026, damaged her; the second strike at 1245 did little damage; but the third strike left her sinking. She was abandoned at approximately 1830 and sank at 1935. While the exact damage she took is not definitely known, the most frequent Japanese estimates are  11 torpedo hits, 10 bomb hits and six near-misses.  1,023 of her 2,399 crew were lost, including her captain, Toshihira  Inoguchi. The U.S. lost 18 aircraft in the attacks.<ref>{{citation
The first strike, at 1026, damaged her; the second strike at 1245 did little damage; but the third strike left her sinking. She was abandoned at approximately 1830 and sank at 1935. While the exact damage she took is not definitely known, the most frequent Japanese estimates are  11 torpedo hits, 10 bomb hits and six near-misses.  1,023 of her 2,399 crew were lost, including her captain, Toshihira  Inoguchi. The U.S. lost 18 aircraft in the attacks.<ref>{{citation

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IJN Musashi was the second Japanese battleship of the Yamato-class, and the first of the class to be sunk. Never firing her 18.1" guns, the largest in the world, at anything except aircraft, she sank after attacks by three waves of U.S. carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The first strike, at 1026, damaged her; the second strike at 1245 did little damage; but the third strike left her sinking. She was abandoned at approximately 1830 and sank at 1935. While the exact damage she took is not definitely known, the most frequent Japanese estimates are 11 torpedo hits, 10 bomb hits and six near-misses. 1,023 of her 2,399 crew were lost, including her captain, Toshihira Inoguchi. The U.S. lost 18 aircraft in the attacks.[1]

References

  1. Bob Hackett and Sander Kingsepp, IJN MUSASHI: Tabular Record of Movement (Revision 10 ed.), CombinedFleet.com