kamikaze aircraft

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:armament machine guns
explosive payload
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Bushido_code
Japanese nationalism
suicide missions
gptkbp:casualties Japanese pilots
thousands of Allied sailors
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:video_games
gptkb:films
gptkb:literature
gptkbp:decline post-World War II
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1944
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of desperation
last resort tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label kamikaze aircraft
gptkbp:legacy influence on military strategy
controversial tactics
influence on modern warfare
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:USS_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:USS_Franklin
gptkb:USS_St._Lo
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Yokosuka_D4_Y_Suisei
gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Mitsuo_Fuchida
gptkb:Kiyoshi_Ogawa
Yoshio Shiga
gptkbp:operational_range short range
gptkbp:pilot_selection volunteer pilots
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:psychological_warfare
viewed as heroic
viewed as controversial
viewed as tragic
gptkbp:primary_use suicidal attack
gptkbp:related_concept suicide bombing
asymmetric warfare
fanatical warfare
gptkbp:speed high speed
gptkbp:tactics diving attack
ramming attack
gptkbp:training specialized training programs
gptkbp:type gptkb:bomber
gptkb:Boxer
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Kikusui
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5