You may be interested in a past post on this topic:

• Why was Yi Sun Sin so effective against the Japanese invasions of Korea, and what happened after he died?
  ^(27 Nov 2012 | 4 comments)
  ^(/u/Nayl02 discusses Korean and Japanese expectations/naval strategies, with an early subsection discussing the turtle ships.)

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