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1. Which class of Japanese battleship were the first to be constructed using material and weapons entirely sourced from Japan itself?
2. Which Japanese battleship was the last to be constructed abroad?
3. Japan was the first nation to utilise the 16" gun as a main armament for a class of her battleships. Which class was this?
4. Two Japanese battleships were converted into hybrid battleship-aircraft carriers during 1943 and 1944 in an attempt to make up for heavy aircraft carrier losses inflicted on the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway. Which ships were these?
5. The IJNS Yamato and her sister ship, the IJNS Musashi, were the largest battleships ever built by any nation in history. Her 18.1" guns were also the most powerful ever carried by a warship. But how much did the shell from each of these massive guns weigh?
6. A third Yamato class battleship was to be added to the Japanese fleet, named IJNS Shinano. Why did she never enter service?
7. What was the single largest cause of Japanese battleship losses during the Second World War?
8. The fast battleship IJNS Kirishima was sunk by gunfire from which US battleship?
9. Two Japanese battleships were sunk at which battle in October 1944?
10. Only one Japanese battleship survived the war. Which was it?
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