Originally Posted by Rick DeBay

You're correct, quite an interesting read. It also contradicts TV dramatizations of the sinking. The episode of Dogfights dealing with the Yamato shows a blazing wreck, but there were few bomb hits, and one fire below decks, which didn't contribute to the loss. Of course, a show detailing flooding and counter flooding would have been awfully boring.

With a decent torpedo side protection system, the Yamato and her sister ships would have been able to put up a much better fight, possibly even escaping at night fall.