Yamashiro is the boss of mission 12 in 1943: The Battle of Midway. It is a dreadnought-class battleship. It was named Chojin in the NES version.
Real World Information[]
Yamashiro (山城, "Mountain castle", named for Yamashiro Province) was the second of two Fusō-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in 1915 and commissioned in 1917, she initially patrolled off the coast of China, playing no part in World War I. In 1923, she assisted survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake.
Yamashiro was modernized between 1930 and 1935, with improvements to her armor and machinery and a rebuilt superstructure in the pagoda mast style. Nevertheless, with only 14-inch guns, she was outclassed by other Japanese battleships at the beginning of World War II, and played auxiliary roles for most of the war.
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In the Game[]
Yamashiro is identical to Fuso, with a series of vertically lined cannons and small guns around the bridge, relentlessly shooting at the player much like the other battleships in the game.
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