Kamikaze Tactics - Insane or Rational? (Patreon)

Kamikaze Tactics - Insane or Rational?

"Kamikaze" attacks are often portrayed as useless insane measures by the Japanese to turn the tide of the war in the Pacific, yet the question is were the attack of the Special Attack Corps just insane simple ramming attacks or was it a rational choice based on experience in combination with tactics? Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of the book Friedman, Norman: Fighters over the Fleet from Naval Institute Press for Content Production. (see sources below for further information) »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on academic literature or sometimes primary sources. Videos are intended as introduction to military history, but also contain a lot of details for history buffs. Since the aim is to keep the episodes short and comprehensive some details are often cut. » SOURCES « Friedman, Norman: Fighters over the Fleet. Naval Air Defence from Biplanes to the Cold War. Note I received a complimentary copy from Naval Institute Press: https://www.usni.org/store/books/holiday-catalog-2017/fighters-over-fleet Rielly, Robin L.: Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships. Okinawa, 1945 amazon.com Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2Ehl7rn amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2rKZrBh Drea, Edward J.: In Service of the Emperor amazon.com (Affiliate Link): http://amzn.to/2ohD6VU amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2BAto6C Giangreco, D. M.: Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan amazon.com Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DI0mEa amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DGyuQK Francillon, R. J.: Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War amazon.com Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DWO91C amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DTLbek Preliminary Design Section Bureau of Ships, Navy Department: Summary of War Damage to U.S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts, 8 December 1944 to 9 October 1945 Preliminary Design Section Bureau of Ships, Navy Department: Destroyer Report – Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage including Losses in Action. 17th October, 1941 to 15th August, 1945 Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance, VT Fuzes For Projectiles and Spin-Stabilized Rockets (1946) Nichols Chas. S. Jr.; Shaw, Henry I., Jr: Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific, U.S. Marine Corps (1955) Buchanan, A.R.: The Navy’s Air War – A mission completed. Friedman: Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns & Gunnery amazon.com Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2FpGjKW amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DIVXol Kuehn, John T.: The war in the Pacific, 1941-1945; in: Cambridge History of the Second World War, Volume 1, p. 420-454 amazon.com (Affiliate Link):http://amzn.to/2pthJSr amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2rHzCCk Spector, Ronald H.: Eagle Against the Sun – The American War with Japan amazon.com (Affiliate Link):http://amzn.to/2pt7Wvu amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2BAJVHJ Tillmann, Barrett: Whirlwind – The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945 amazon.com Link (Affiliate):http://amzn.to/2ohYjyQ amazon.de Link (Affiliate): http://amzn.to/2Bz98T2 » DISCLAIMER « Amazon Associates Program: “Bernhard Kast is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.” Bernhard Kast ist Teilnehmer des Partnerprogramms von Amazon Europe S.à.r.l. und Partner des Werbeprogramms, das zur Bereitstellung eines Mediums für Websites konzipiert wurde, mittels dessen durch die Platzierung von Werbeanzeigen und Links zu amazon.de Werbekostenerstattung verdient werden können. » TOOL CHAIN « PowerPoint 2016, Word, Excel, Tile Mill, QGIS, Processing 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Justin & Whatismoo