As far as I can gather, Yamato is supposed to be playing a sort of role to the ship that wounded and almost kills Godzillasaurus in the Heisei-era movie Godzilla vs King Ghidorah. It was a time travel sequence that took place during WWII sometime just before the end of the conflict between the US and Japan, but I have no idea why Yamato is dressed as Iowa here, nor do I know why it's a battleship since it was supposed to be a cruiser if I remember correctly, that wounded the big guy.
Still, love the reference I never thought I'd see.
As far as I can gather, Yamato is supposed to be playing a sort of role to the ship that wounded and almost kills Godzillasaurus in the Heisei-era movie Godzilla vs King Ghidorah. It was a time travel sequence that took place during WWII sometime just before the end of the conflict between the US and Japan, but I have no idea why Yamato is dressed as Iowa here, nor do I know why it's a battleship since it was supposed to be a cruiser if I remember correctly, that wounded the big guy.
Still, love the reference I never thought I'd see.
I can see it as the american version of the early Godzilla movies when they added segments with americans actors into the movie.
Dvahime said: nor do I know why it's a battleship since it was supposed to be a cruiser if I remember correctly
At least the model Toho used seems to be pretty clearly intended to be an Iowa-class battleship, though it seems to sport a secondary battery 12.7 cm/40 Type 89s, its turrets&barrettes also seem to be rather similar to those of Yamato-class, and its hull shape is more in line with Yamato's than Iowa's. My guess is that they took a model of Yamato and modified it to look like Iowa at a distance.
At least the model Toho used seems to be pretty clearly intended to be an Iowa-class battleship, though it seems to sport a secondary battery 12.7 cm/40 Type 89s, its turrets&barrettes also seem to be rather similar to those of Yamato-class, and its hull shape is more in line with Yamato's than Iowa's. My guess is that they took a model of Yamato and modified it to look like Iowa at a distance.
So, basically Yamato cosplaying as Iowa then. Bingo, I think you got it.
