>The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花, Ōka; "cherry blossom"; 桜花 in modern orthography) is a purpose-built, rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze attack-aircraft deployed by Japan against Allied ships in the Pacific Ocean theater toward the end of World War II. Although extremely fast, the Ohka had a very short range of 37 km (20 nmi; 23 mi), so it had to be carried into action as a parasite aircraft by a much larger bomber that was vulnerable to carrier-borne fighters. In action during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, Ohkas succeeded in sinking or damaging some escort-vessels and transport ships, but never sank any major warships. >Allied personnel referred to the aircraft as "Baka Bombs" (baka being a Japanese pejorative term meaning "fool" or "idiot").damn, japanese niggas came up with driveable missiles
Baka Bombs lol
We were the first to recognize the usefulness of guided missiles and the autonomous drones currently deployed on the battlefield. Fr fr
Kinohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no_kNRDkbUU
>>217716211Interesting. Now let's see Germany's solution to the same problem.>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_X
The inventor supposedly felt regret for the rest of his life, even though he was likely ordered to do it.There's a great anime about it, The Cockpit by Leiji Matsumoto.
>>217716211What kind of people choose to fly those things
>>217717857Arabs
>>217717857>choose
>>217716211So did Germans, they just gave up on them last minute.
