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Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
Yes, they were real. They were volunteers on top of that. No parachute was necessary as they were on a one way mission for their god. They were seen as heroes and martyrs willing to give all knowing their was no hope of survival.
Originally posted by FreeMason
There were kamikazi pilots...they were different from the other pilots because they knew they were going to crash their explosives laden plane into a ship or other target.
They did not even wait to be hit as they had no weapons, everything was stripped to put bombs on.
The Japs learned all too late that paper airplanes don't make good airplanes, but they do make good Missiles.
The Kamikazi pilots wore helmets to try and live as long as possible as they flew into a hail of gunfire, because it was their job to make sure they hit the target, rather than being shot down early and falling into the sea...which many did.
Originally posted by ilovepizza
he says he took a whole semester on japanesse history and there were no kamakzi pilots. just people that got shot and flew into things.
Originally posted by RogueTrooper
The Japanese also employed other forms of Suicide attack, i think they had a form of manned Torpedo altough i dont think many were used, anyone know of any others?
Originally posted by SilverDeath
I have always wondered why kamakazi pilots wore helmets... anyone willing to enlighten me?
Originally posted by MidnightDStroyer
Actually, that's what a Kamakazie pilot was *ordered* to do & it's what defined what a Kamakazie pilot *was*...If their plane was hit, they tried to make it crash in a place where it could do some good (at least, good for the Jap war effort).
[Edited on 20-3-2003 by MidnightDStroyer]
Originally posted by KrazyIvan
Originally posted by MidnightDStroyer
Actually, that's what a Kamakazie pilot was *ordered* to do & it's what defined what a Kamakazie pilot *was*...If their plane was hit, they tried to make it crash in a place where it could do some good (at least, good for the Jap war effort).
[Edited on 20-3-2003 by MidnightDStroyer]
but what about the pilots that loaded the inside of the plane with explosives? ask any surviving WWII vet that served in the pacific.