Quick profile of the infamous Mikasa Battleship. She was the Flagship of Admiral Toga's fleet in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. It was also the lead attack Battleship during the Battle of Tsushima Strait, where the Japanese Imperial Fleet defeated and destroyed most of the Russian Baltic Fleet (under the command of Admiral Rojestvensky). The Battle of Tsushima is also referred as the Battle of the Sea Of Japan. The victory established Japan as a world power and also marked the beginning of the decline of tsarist Russia and Nicholas II.
This video is of a really neat model simulation on display in the middle deck depicting the Battle of Tsushima. Sorry for the quality of the video (my digital camera can't zoom for video),but if you look towards of the bottom of the screen, you'll see the Russian Baltic fleet. At the top of the screen you will find the Imperial Japanese Fleet, commanded by Admiral Togo. You can also see the famous "Togo turn" during this simulation where Togo "crosses the T" and eventually destroys most of the Russian Baltic fleet before they could make it to Vladivostok port. This video doesn't do this nifty display justice. If you look closely, you can see little flashes of light emitted by each minature ship, which represents them firing their guns and taking hits.
