Word: musahi
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...battleship was finished as well. Leyte showed that even the bulkiest battleship was no match for an aerial assault—the Musahi, one of the two largest vessels ever to enter combat, was sunk by American planes...
...central Philippines-off southern Luzon, Samar and Leyte. Long-range scouts from Mitscher's carriers spotted the Japs' central and southern forces, ploughing through the Sibuyan and Sulu Seas. The central force was spearheaded by two new battleships of more than 40,000 tons, the Yamato and Musahi; three oldsters, the Nagato and the durable Kongo and Haruna. Shepherding them were eight cruisers and 13 destroyers. To the south were the 29,000-ton Huso and Yamasiro, going on 30 years old, four cruisers and seven or eight destroyers...
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