Japanese Suicide Weapons

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Japanese Suicide Weapons

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Post by Goldminer453 » 13 Oct 2014, 01:24

I am very interested in Japanese suicide weapons,I know of all the Aircraft's/Submarines,And the Lunge Mine. Improvised Suicide weapons would also be nice. Post any kind you know of,

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Post by fontessa » 16 Oct 2014, 13:04

Hello Goldminer453,

Dose Lunge Mine mean 伏龍 (Fukuryu) ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuryu
Fukuryu.jpg
ShockMine.jpg
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Post by Goldminer453 » 25 Oct 2014, 01:53

The Lunge Mine was a Bamboo Stick but with a Anti Tank Mine with spikes into the End of a Tank.

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Post by OpanaPointer » 25 Oct 2014, 02:20

Suicide boats were also be prepared to help repel the invasion.
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Post by flakbait » 25 Oct 2014, 02:22

Remember reading of individual Imperial soldiers who strapped an anti tank mine directly to themselves and then deliberately threw themselves beneath American vehicle tires and tracks, usually disabling and sometimes completely destroying it along with the occupants. Believe this occurred many times during the Pacific war. Am certain during the Okinawa campaign there were numerous attacks by Japanese soldiers carrying an anti tank mine on both their chests AND backs which caused the almost certain destruction of the M-4 Shermans so targeted, leading to the US infantry and Marines to closely cover the tanks, to avoid losing their firepower...

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Post by Goldminer453 » 22 Dec 2014, 07:12

Wow that sounds crazy and really helpful.

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Post by flakbait » 22 Dec 2014, 11:08

The vast majority of the Pacific war was 1 where "no mercy was asked, none was given..."

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Post by OpanaPointer » 23 Dec 2014, 16:04

Gen. Oishi, the guy who developed the Special Attack Squadrons, offered 20,000,000 Japanese dead to save the nation on August 15th, 1945. Mighty generous of him.
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