Evidently the Yamoto had canister shot for the 18 inch bore turret guns and as a final act, fired canister at the formations of US attack planes; now that is what I’d call a big, big mama shotgun. Reportedly, the canister shot stripped the rifling out of the turret guns thus rendering them useless for the original mission. No US aircraft damage was reported from the canister shot turret gun salvo. But for whatever it is worth, the Yamoto went out with a thunderous roar, most certainly.
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