Now feeling pressured by the emperor to also mount some kind of attack, Japan's Navy commanders conceived a kamikaze-type mission for their remaining operational large ships, which included the battleship Yamato.
Da de følte sig presset af kejseren til også at starte en eller anden form for angreb, udtænkte den japanske flådes admiraler en kamikaze-mission for deres resterende operative store skibe, der også omfattede slagskibet Yamato.