USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 25, 1944, the Empire of Japan employed kamikaze bombers for the first time. The tactic was part of the ferocious Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, which took place in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines. Kamikaze strikes against Allied warships continued throughout World War II.

Detailed explanation-2: -On October 25, 1944, during the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, the Japanese deploy kamikaze (“divine wind”) bombers against American warships for the first time.

Detailed explanation-3: -kamikaze, any of the Japanese pilots who in World War II made deliberate suicidal crashes into enemy targets, usually ships. The term also denotes the aircraft used in such attacks.

Detailed explanation-4: -KAMIKAZE: JAPANESE SPECIAL ATTACK WEAPONS, 1944-45 focuses on the weapons used in these special attacks, which included not only aircraft but also manned-bombs, manned-torpedoes, and crash boats to name just a few which were specifically designed and constructed for suicide attacks.