Kamikaze

By: Sean
= During World War2 at the very end, the Japanese needed a miracle to outcome the u.s forces. Since they would do anything to win they decided to go with the Kamikaze. A kamikaze is a hollow plane, so hollow it could fit tons of explosives. The Japanese new this could be a very useful weapon, maybe so useful it just might be able to win the war. Although this was a great weapon of destruction it required sacrifice. The reason being because since the time was 1939-1945 they did not have the technology to electronically move it so they would use civilians and soldiers. You might be wondering, what was the age limit to be a Kamikaze? In fact the actual age limit for being a Kamikaze pilot is ages 12 or older. The reason people did this was for the honor of their emperor. Now since the Japanese wanted the pacific they were trying to destroy our ships around the islands. Incredibly the Kamikazes destroyed 30 ships and badly damaged 350 others. Although this tactic did work extremely well it was not =

= enough to amount a big comeback to win the war. =

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