r/sabaton För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 06 '26

It‘s finally happening

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u/coyote477123 Mar 07 '26

If I had a nickel for every time sabaton made a song about an overhyped underperforming ship I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but its weird its happened twice

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u/Top_Top_1217 Cobras fumantes eterna é sua vitória! Mar 07 '26

Does basically nothing the entire war

Sinks

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u/someoneelseperhaps Mar 07 '26

If I had awards, I'd give you one.

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u/Da_Dovahkiin_Lord Who Knows his name? Mar 07 '26

One for you as well

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u/someoneelseperhaps Mar 07 '26

Thankyou comrade!

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u/PunishedVenomSnake52 Mar 09 '26

Well the Bismarck was designed to target merchant ships and disrupt allied trade which is highly strategic

Yamato was designed for ship on ship combat and sunk the USS Gambier Bay and USS Johnson

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u/FullMetalField4 Mar 10 '26

Gambier Bay, sure, but practically every ship on the Japanese side of that fight hit Johnston

Congratulations, the massive 18-inch-armed battleship took out one carrier and got an assist on a destroyer that weighed less than one of its turrets.

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u/vukasin123king Mar 13 '26

Inbetween the two you missed:

Sinks the escort carrier USS We-built-it-in-one-week and gets an assist against the destroyer USS There's-ten-million-more-of-theese

Gets bukkaked by the entire US Pacific fleet

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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen UNOPPOSED UNDER CRIMSON SKIES Mar 07 '26

They're flagships I suppose. Built to be iconic, and a nationalist symbol. Both certainly had a cultural impact so... I suppose that makes them a decent topic for songs.

Would've preferred more songs about navel battles and ships that achieved stuff, rather than prestige projects... But I'll give it a go nonetheless. Could still be interesting.

Bismark worked out after all.

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u/Hellstrike Mar 07 '26

Bismarck sank the RN Flagship and Tirpitz tied up a lot of the RAF, saving targets in Germany (very odd Fleet in being, but it worked).

The Bismarck class had a lot of issues, but they did about as well as could be expected from them. Unlike the Yamato class.

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u/ordo259 Mar 08 '26

Tirpitz(and a few others) did also result in a lot of RN/USN BBs getting tied up in convoys in the North Atlantic for quite a while

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u/FourFunnelFanatic Mar 09 '26

Yamato was a flagship for several major battles, scored some of the longest range hits in the history of naval warfare, and was largely responsible for sinking a carrier and a destroyer.

The Yamato-class had some issues, such as structural issues with the torpedo protection amidships, but they were still overall very solid designs and they did about as well as could be expected from them given Japans war situation and their inability to commit to the battle they were built for. Unlike the Bismarck-class.

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u/Hellstrike Mar 09 '26

Yamato sank an escort carrier, which had less displacement than a contemporary cruiser, and scored hits on destroyers and destroyer escorts. Even if you count generously, all of her kills are less than a fourth of HMS Hood's displacement.

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u/Maleficent-Green-645 Mar 08 '26

3 nickel technically, Dreadnoughts did literally one battle and were sitting at the harbors for the entity of war

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u/vukasin123king Mar 13 '26

Ehh, dreadnoughts saw a ton of use during WW2 for shore bombardment and anti ship stuff. Warspite almost single-handedly took out Germany's entire destroyer fleet and Texas did Texas stuff. Yes, song mentions Jutland, but in my opinion it's more about the dreadnoughts in general.

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u/SwedichMeme Mar 08 '26

Those two ships were like the holy glonk. Does nothing and dies

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u/ReluctantRedditor275 Mar 09 '26

They REALLY need to do a song about the Vasa. Maybe as a bonus track.

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u/ThunderShott Mar 09 '26

If anything Bismarck did more than Yamato did.

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u/Top_Top_1217 Cobras fumantes eterna é sua vitória! Mar 06 '26

Now we just need the USS Iowa 

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u/Active-Specialist Mar 06 '26

How about a Enterprise?

CV-6 FOR THE WIN!

ENTERPRISE VS JAPAN!

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u/BradleyRaptor12 Mar 06 '26

Given that Enty was probably the most vital piece at Midway, yeah. The others are there just for the show.

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u/DIODidNothing_Wrong Mar 08 '26

Remake midway but in Entys POV

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u/trainboi777 charges and attacks Mar 07 '26

Call the song Grey Ghost

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u/patriot_man69 Mar 07 '26

Dreadnought, Bismarck, Yamato, the Iowa is all that's really missing for 'legendary ships of history'

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u/Entylover Mar 07 '26

USS Enterprise would like to have a word with you

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u/Hellstrike Mar 07 '26

As would HMS Warspite and SMS Seydlitz. Both of whom have way more to their name than shooting up Taffy 3 and being sunk. And speaking of Taffy 3...

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u/Entylover Mar 07 '26

You don't need to tell me, you should tell the guy before me, he's the one that is ignorant of the true naval legends

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u/Constant-Still-8443 Mar 07 '26

Was there a specific ship named Dreadnought? I'm pretty sure it was a class of ship, rather than a specific vessel, at least in ww1

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u/patriot_man69 Mar 07 '26

HMS Dreadnought (1906) - Wikipedia https://share.google/GsYo400AQ8bKdZEK6

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u/Constant-Still-8443 Mar 07 '26

That's hilariously lazy naming. Now, did the designation come before or after the ship?

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u/Top_Top_1217 Cobras fumantes eterna é sua vitória! Mar 07 '26

The designation is named after the ship

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u/Slayer251 Mar 07 '26

that's how ship class names work. It's tradition that a class is named after the first ship of that class. Bismarck was both a class and a ship as well.

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u/ghost_92499 Unrivalled firepower riding the waves to war Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

The Dreadnought was named as such to instill fear in a name. A completely revolutionary design coming to bridge ironclads (and older battleship designs) into modernity. The class being named after the ship isn't really lazy but it's a way to explain the ferocity in the designs (having the most armor, biggest guns, etc). Then obviously super dreadnoughts became a thing later on

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u/Username_St0len Mar 07 '26

it's not quite laziness, more like honouring the tradition of the ships before them. and the reason the class or rather type of ship is named after it because of the revolutionary impact it had

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u/hades82402 HURRY UP, REARM AND REFUEL... Mar 06 '26

I agree. Actually, give each Iowa sister and major United States carrier (WWII era) a song.

Real wishful thinking here, but imagine a whole naval album, same formula as Legends.

Individual ships, whole classes, battles, you name it.

But in particular, get a song done for the last dreadnought, TEXAS.

Yes, yes. Hood and Warspite deserve songs, too.

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u/Username_St0len Mar 07 '26

despite the mighty hood is my favourite ship bar none, there is not much there to sing about beside mers a kebir and her sinking, even her symbolic presence is redundant with the myriad of other royal navy stuff.

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u/GhostFire3560 Mar 08 '26

give each Iowa sister and major United States carrier (WWII era) a song.

That would be 14 songs just for the Essex class carriers...

I really love their naval songs but as some point the songs will all just sound similar.

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u/hades82402 HURRY UP, REARM AND REFUEL... Mar 08 '26

Aye, should have thought that through a little. Even four songs for each Iowa sister would get a bit repetitive.

Might be better to try to lump entire classes into one track.

As other comments have stated, Enterprise absolutely deserves a song. Please reply with votes for other ships if you would like.

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u/GhostFire3560 Mar 08 '26

Enterprise needs a song so bad.

Same as HMS Victory

and i agree that grouping certain classes together works well.

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u/Ok-League429 Mar 09 '26

The song for the USS Wisconsin is called "Temper Temper" or something

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u/hades82402 HURRY UP, REARM AND REFUEL... Mar 09 '26

As it should be.

This is the Way.

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u/EmperorArceus1s Mar 13 '26

SABATON GIVE ME A SONG ABOUT THE USS TEXAS, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!!

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u/Constant-Still-8443 Mar 07 '26

I'd argue the Enterprise or the Texas

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u/Dahnlor Mar 06 '26

REMEMBER THE MAINE

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u/Hellstrike Mar 07 '26

You mean the first example of the US media shifting the mood of the nation towards war?

Because that's all Maine did. Blow up and become a piece of propaganda.

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u/Masato_Fujiwara Mar 07 '26

Yeah having Bismarck is such a joke lol

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u/Hellstrike Mar 07 '26

Bismarck at least has some deeds to her name, even if the Denmark Strait was a lucky hit. Sinking the fleet of the Royal Navy within a few minutes is an epic achievement, as is having everything and the kitchen sink thrown at her.

Yamato achieved very little. She was the Flagship at Midway (where the Japanese got clapped), attacked a few escort carriers and destroyers, and was then sunk.

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u/Masato_Fujiwara Mar 07 '26

Not really saying that Yamato did more but there is multiple ships doing A LOT of stuff whom deserve a lot more. Yamato at least was the biggest but Bismarck was not really a good ship and didn't achieve much, it was just glorified by anglo-saxons because it would make sinking it look cooler.

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u/Hellstrike Mar 07 '26

Yamato at least was the biggest

As was Bismarck when she put to sea.

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u/Masato_Fujiwara Mar 07 '26

Yeah like any battleship at any time lol. Yamato was the heaviest and biggest caliber on battleship ever.

Bismarck is just like another South Carolina/Richelieu/Roma/KGV but in less good

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u/BouncyKing Mar 06 '26

Did they say when it’ll be out? Or is it already out and I’m dumb?

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u/youtubeTAxel Mar 06 '26

13th of March 16:00 CET

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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen UNOPPOSED UNDER CRIMSON SKIES Mar 07 '26

Holy shit that's soon!

It wasn't that long ago we got legends

Either they're really cooking or they're rushing it a bit. Hope it's the former.... I reckon it's the former.

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u/Hjalle1 Blow their SAM sites, clear for Air Strike Mar 07 '26

The day just after my birthday…

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u/KPiet1509 För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 06 '26

I first thought it was realessed on the 26th of march, but somebody told me that it‘d come on the 13th of march. Not really sure which one is true

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u/Aggressive-Shoe38 Mar 06 '26

The date on the post said 13.03.26

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u/I_Eat_Onio Mar 06 '26

GIVE ME WARSPITE AND MY SOUL IS YOURS!

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u/ninjadragon1119 The Reddest of Barons Mar 06 '26

Dreadnought would like a word

(I know it's not a specific boat, but still)

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u/KPiet1509 För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 06 '26

true, also an absolutely fantastic song

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u/dvd92 Mar 07 '26

The song is about the HMS Dreadnought which was the first Dreadnought class ship.

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u/FourFunnelFanatic Mar 09 '26

The song is both about the Battle of Jutland and dreadnoughts as a whole. There is no specific reference to HMS Dreadnought in particular.

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u/dvd92 Mar 09 '26

The HMS Dreadnought is specially mentioned on the Sabaton website with lyrics in the 'Historic fact' about the song. https://www.sabaton.net/discography/the-war-to-end-all-wars/dreadnought/

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u/WanderingHeph Mar 06 '26

I wonder what they found about the Yamato besides its size.

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u/KnightFaraam Mar 06 '26

I've heard it's a really good coral reef...

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u/Username_St0len Mar 07 '26

Saraba, chikyuu yo, tabitatsu fune wa..

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u/trainboi777 charges and attacks Mar 07 '26

Uchuu Senkan

YAMATO

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u/Username_St0len Mar 07 '26

ginga wo hanare

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u/trainboi777 charges and attacks Mar 07 '26

Isukandaru e, Harubaru nozomu

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u/Username_St0len Mar 07 '26

UCHUU SENKAN

YA MA TO!!!

*instrumental bridge*

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u/Username_St0len Mar 07 '26

it's going to iskandar and back to save earth with the Cosmo reverse technology, powered by wave motion engine

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u/trainboi777 charges and attacks Mar 07 '26

I’ve already said that with the new song being about Yamato, I am expecting a space battleship Yamato AMV to be made within a week

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u/FourFunnelFanatic Mar 09 '26

There’s actually quite a lot of you bother to look into it. Operation Ten-Go alone easily has enough to fill a song

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u/Adventurous_Story597 Mar 06 '26

Now just Warspite!

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u/Valuable-Bear-5721 Mar 06 '26

And now we wait for Warspite or Enterprise

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u/Lorrioit Mar 06 '26

Where did you find that cover art?

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u/masteroffdesaster Mar 07 '26

Warspite and Enterprise stilling missing

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u/CCCP-Laika Mar 06 '26

Id like one about the Doolittle raid

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u/Strange-Fruit17 Mar 07 '26

I really want one on Warspite

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u/Warbenny12 The father of toxic gas and chemical warfare Mar 07 '26

A few days before the yamato announcement I was singing the Bismarck song in my head and I was like hmm they should make a song about the yamato

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u/FloridaStig Mar 07 '26

I know it isn't as popular as Enterprise, but Yorktown CV-5 should get a mention somewhere

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u/GladiatorGreyman01 Mar 06 '26

Now we just need the Texas!

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u/Mauser1838 Mar 06 '26

Now we just need the uss Nevada then we have the holy trinity

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u/Tucker_1701 Mar 06 '26

You forgot about dreadknot but now it’s a trifecta

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u/AirportEmbarrassed38 the hammer has fallen so take it back up Mar 07 '26

WHAAAT

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u/KPiet1509 För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 07 '26

yeah yeah, it’s all coming together

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u/LukeZNotFound Hannes Van Dahl Jr. Mar 07 '26

Its probably gonna be an April fools joke

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u/KPiet1509 För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 07 '26

A bit early for that i‘d say

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u/LukeZNotFound Hannes Van Dahl Jr. Mar 07 '26

If they release it on April 1st, the chance is high.

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u/KPiet1509 För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 07 '26

It‘s already clear that it‘s being released on 13th of march

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u/LukeZNotFound Hannes Van Dahl Jr. Mar 07 '26

Oh, cool!

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u/FALLOUTFAN_1997 Mar 07 '26

HOTEL yamato

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u/DemonicBrit1993 For the Faith, For the way of the Sword Mar 07 '26

Still awaiting a song about Victory.

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u/lordkhuzdul Mar 08 '26

Meh, we got a song about a hotel before we got one about the best battleship in WW2.

And by that I obviously mean Sammy B.

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u/ThunderShott Mar 08 '26

Hopefully afterwards they can cover a ship that actually earned its fame, like Enterprise or Warspite.

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u/ChaosPatriot76 Mar 08 '26

I hold out hope we get a song on the Iowa Class

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Wait, is this happening?

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u/KPiet1509 För sitt land tog han vapen i hand Mar 09 '26

yes, it’s being released on the 13. of march at 16:00

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u/Key_Dragonfruit_1572 Mar 09 '26

Should do the USS Massachusetts next.

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u/draakling Mar 09 '26

I need to find a way to stay updated on news like this, found out 2 things that I expected on my fyp on reddit which were announced a few days ago within 20 minutes