Operation Kikusui 9

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Chōkai
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takijirō_Ōnishi
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Allied air superiority
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:kamikaze_pilots
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
inflict maximum damage
declining Japanese resources
gptkbp:date April 1945
gptkbp:ends_at turn the tide of the war
gptkbp:exhibited_at kamikaze tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Kikusui 9
gptkbp:includes destroyers
gptkbp:influenced_by previous military failures
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:is_a_culmination_of Japanese naval strategy
gptkbp:is_aimed_at naval superiority
Allied naval operations
disrupt Allied supply lines
gptkbp:is_characterized_by small boats
high casualty rates
torpedo attacks
gptkbp:is_criticized_for ineffectiveness
gptkbp:is_designed_to sink Allied vessels
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:kamikaze_attacks
gptkbp:is_noted_for its intensity
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
desperate measures by Japan
gptkbp:is_reflected_in Japan's military desperation
gptkbp:launched Japanese bases
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:military_strategy defend its territory
gptkbp:notable_event naval warfare history
suicidal military tactics
gptkbp:number_of_stages World War II in the Pacific.
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:outcome failed
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:proposed_by last-ditch effort
gptkbp:resulted_in loss of ships
gptkbp:significance Pacific Theater
demonstrated desperation of Japanese forces
gptkbp:strategic_importance defend the home islands
defend the homeland
gain an advantage
gptkbp:tactics suicidal missions
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:type suicidal attack
gptkbp:utilizes aircraft carriers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Iwo_Jima
Allied advances
Kikusui operations
gptkbp:was_marked_by desperation and urgency