The 18.1 inch Naval Gun - Origins and Development

Today we take a look at the origins and development of the Yamato-class' massive main gun armament, the largest naval guns to ever put to sea. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NAVAL-WEAPONS-WWII-John-Campbell/dp/0851779247 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capital-Ships-Imperial-Japanese-1868-1945/dp/1608880834 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battleships-Axis-Neutral-World-War/dp/0870211013 https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ%20Reports/USNTMJ-200F-0384-0445%20Report%20O-45%20N.pdf Battleship Musashi Construction Record : The Complete Story of Yamato-class Battleships - Shigeru Makino , Shigekazu Koga Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au