Yamato Class Battleship - 1944 Summary

The Yamato sculpt from EBard Models is the pinnacle in A&A scale reproductions. This 3D printed piece has exquisite detailing unrivaled elsewhere. Coupled with our highly detailed finishing process, this is the showcase piece of our inventory. Look no further for the next flagship game piece. It will hold your interest and make your other pieces seem plain.

Sculpted to depict the classic post-1944 modifications that removed secondary guns and packed the deck with anti-aircraft guns. This piece will not dissappoint. Check it out!

The 4 Yamato-class battleships were laid down leading up to World War II. The Shinano was converted to an aircraft carrier during construction. The fourth, likely to be named Kii, was not completed.

The ships displaced 72,000 long tons and had nine 460-millimetre (18.1 in) naval guns, each capable of firing 1,460 kg (3,220 lb) shells over 42 km (26 mi).

Due to the threat of U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers, both Yamato and Musashi spent the majority of their careers in naval bases at Brunei, Truk, and Kure—deploying on several occasions in response to U.S. raids on Japanese bases.

The design of the Yamato-class battleships was influenced in part as an effort for a fleet powerful enough to intimidate likely adversaries and in part to adhere to a naval strategy in which the Japanese navy would win a war by fighting and winning a single, decisive naval action.

Preliminary studies for a new class of battleships began after Japan's departure from the League of Nations and its renunciation of the Washington and London naval treaties.

Although five Yamato-class vessels had been planned in 1937, only three were completed. All three vessels were built in extreme secrecy, to prevent American intelligence officials from learning of their existence and specifications. Nevertheless, the existence of the ships—and their supposed violation of naval treaties—heavily influenced American naval engineers in the design of the 60,500-ton Montana-class battleships, though they were not designed specifically to counter the Yamato class.

After the debacle of Midway, the Yamato & Musashi underwent a refit that removed the secondary guns and added many anti-aircraft guns to provide greater protection from air attack.

Ships of Class:

• Yamato - Sunk in April 1945 during Operation Ten-Go
• Musashi - Sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944
• Shinano - Torpedoed ten days after her commissioning in November 1944 by the submarine USS Archerfish
• Kii - Cancelled in 1942 while 30% complete

Note: Sculpts of this class are identical. 

Approximate dimensions (LWH): 70mm x 11 mm x 11mm

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"I check this site from time to time to keep up with new developments and when I saw that 3D printed Yamato class ships were available I actually pumped my fist in the air in celebration. This is not just an upgrade to the injection molded piece, you are getting a work of art. I can attest it looks imposing on the game board. Kudos Greg you crushed it with the Yamato class!" Jeffrey A - Saturday, June 19, 2021

Order 1767 - 3 x Yamato Class Battleship - 1944

"I have ordered and received three perfect and marvelous pieces of Yamato Class Battleship - 1944. Just amazing ! many thanks Greg. it's a long term project to built a full unique set of pieces for A&A anniversary's edition. Let's pursue this project, to be able to share a full picture of the set (sorry if my english is not correct, I'm french).

" Johann Vastra - Thursday, January 11, 2024