Talk:Kamikaze

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Subset of special attack units?

The Japanese had an overall doctrine of "special attack" (tokko), IIRC, of which the kamikaze, whether using conventional aircraft, Ohka, or Tsuruji were the air component. The suicide boats, suicide swimmers, and kaitens were sea-based (and shall we count the last sortie of the Yamato task group?). There were various suicide attack plans on land, typically to attach an explosive charge to a tank, to say nothing of the soldiers who sealed themselves in bunkers.

Should it be clarified that there was a broader set of tactics of which kamikaze were a part?

It's also worth some reflection that while the German Fritz X was the first antishipping guided bomb, the kamikaze were the first antishipping cruise missiles. Howard C. Berkowitz 01:23, 12 May 2008 (CDT)

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