eleanor Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 [size=1] I'm making a manga for a contest, and I need some info. In the Pearl Harbor attack, I heard that the Kamikaze Pilots commited suicide by crashing their planes into random buildings at Pearl Harbor. I need to know if they pilots who did this were selected and ordered to do this by Japanese officials, or if they were voluntary. (just for the Pearl Harbor attack) Oh, and if anyone can find a picture of the inside of the planes they used, I'd be really thankful. ^_^ Thanks.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 [color=crimson]That cant be true at all. The Kamikaze technique was only adapted when Japan was losing the war, not in the intial strike on Pearl Harbor...[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Actually....it could be true....in a way. It could have happened with a few pilots, but just wasn't adpoted as heavily by others pilots as it was at Okinawa or some early battles before, but after Midway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 [color=crimson]Well, if it is true than I would guess that they would be voulnteers to die for Japan, as it was with the later Kamikaze pilots.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted July 5, 2003 Author Share Posted July 5, 2003 [size=1] Well, do you know any battles where pilots started using the Kamikaze technique heavily? Oh yeah, and one more question. When they were using that technique, were they voluntary or were some people ordered to do it? [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 It was used en masse at the Battle of Okinawa. I think they were actually supposed to do it. If I rememver correctly, I think they were trained on "proper ways to do." And it was also the same with their navy. I think the Yamato was on its way for suicide attacks against the American Navy. But I think they were intercepted enroute and sunk... Woah...got a bit off topic there. ^_^;; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted July 5, 2003 Author Share Posted July 5, 2003 [size=1] I just found that out after doing some searching, but thanks for the help! When they were using that technique, were they voluntary or were some people ordered to do it? [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anakin Solo Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 If I remember correctly...they were'nt [i]ordered[/i] to. They were trained to do it. People who were just thrown into planes, and were taught to fly it and crash. So they werent ordered to, they didnt need to be. They were trained to do it if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 The Kamikaze pilots were voluntary. During that time, to die for the country was the biggest honor for the family(and for the individual). But even though it was voluntary, they really had no chance to have second thoughts. Before setting out, they were given sake to get drunk(not that drunk, but drunk enough not to think rationally.... maybe thats why they missed so much? dunno), and they were only given half-way fuel so if they decided to chicken out, they won't make it back so they had no choice really but to crash. But all this was after the pilots decided to be kamikaze pilots. So basically, the pilots were voluntary, but sent out guaranteed that they will not come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milliardo Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 [font=comic sans ms]The first actual recorded use of kamikaze was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines in 1944. This battle was also the last time a battleship fired on another battleship, incidentally.[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyrose Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 The mentality of the Japanese military at the time, was that they would die before they surrendered. And crashing their planes was an honorable thing in that point of view... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted July 6, 2003 Author Share Posted July 6, 2003 [size=1] So they got 'em drunk, eh? Hm, I never knew that. Sorry, but I was wrong about the Pearl Harbor thing. I learned that they only used the Kamikaze technique during the later part of the war. [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Driving their planes into a point, at which they would kill many of the enemy or cause damage to the enemy, was seen as an honourable thing to do, if other than that they would have to surrender, or die trying to escape. As said by Skyrose. :D Dieing for their country was followed by many Japanese soldiers. It wasn't seen as them being a "Kamikaze Pilot", though it was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoMax Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Well, what I understand of the matter, is that the later in the war it got, the harder it ot to find vlunteers, so evantually, they were ordering people. They would bolt the canopy of the plane shut so they weren't able to get out or anything. The thing is that, if they did it, they died, if they didn't do it, they'd die anyway, plus their family would be disgraced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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