The Japanese battleship Musashi was sunk after sustaining approximately 19 torpedo hits and 17 bomb hits from U.S. Navy carrier aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. These repeated attacks, primarily from carrier-based planes, eventually caused the ship to capsize and sink about four hours after the last hit. Torpedo hits: Approximately 19 Bomb hits: Approximately 17 Sinking timeline: The ship sank approximately four hours after receiving its final hits. #reel #reels #reelsinstagram #reelitf

The Japanese battleship Musashi sank on October 24, 1944, after being hit by approximately 19 torpedoes and 17 bombs from U.S. Navy carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. The massive damage took about four hours to sink the ship, and despite Japanese efforts to save her, she capsized and sank in the Sibuyan Sea. Captain Inoguchi Toshihira went down with the ship, and 1,376 of her 2,399 crew members were rescued. The sinking Attacks: The Musashi was the target of repeated waves of

The Japanese battleship Musashi evades bombs from an American aircraft in the Sibuyan Sea. October 24, 1944. | Black & White Story Book