@magmablood2 They were not welded. The pilot sat inside the Bomber until they were near the target. When the Ohka was about to launch, the pilot climbed in and close the canopy, which was locked to ensure it didn't open in flight.
Ohika isn't sucide attack. It 'll be protected Invaded from America. America has felt "sucide", then Asia was corony from white country. We never hope like Indian. Because fight to America. Amerca wants to Asia before WW2. After WW2, America fight to Communist as Russia. Russia was enermy of japan. America was just change to fight Communuist country. America was mistakes in Asia,always from 100 years ago.
The Okhas were a failure by almost every standard, the final design had a very short wingspan which dramaticly cut the glide slope, realisticly they had to be within 20 miles of their target meaning the vast majority of them were shot down by Allied CAP fighters before they could get in range, and of those few that did launch and hit their targets were frustrated in death by the fact that the warhead on at least 2 documented cases punched clean thru the tincans they hit to explode in the water.
@KlunkerRider The design flaws are very true. The Ohka was made to destroy large Capital ships/ Carriers with heavy armor. However like most other Kamikaze planes,pilots often attacked the first ship they saw, which most of the time was picket Destroyers. There was plans for a land launched Ohka that would do away with the Carrier aircraft system and instead be launched from a catapult. But none of those ever got past the design phase.
@rdvd7 Interesting subject this is, if your interested I just finished reading a book that covered this period, "At War With The Wind" by David Sears, covers the Okha's as well as the developement of the Kamakazi phenomenon from the Canal to Okinawa, the ships in the US fleets and they effects it had on their tactics and crews, very good book, recommended reading.
@KlunkerRider the wingspan wasnt a failure in design, it was made like that because they feared a wider or longer wingspan would cause severe drag in sub-sonic flight & tear the wings off, solid fuel rockets have never been used on a manned aircraft then so it was virtually a pioneering concept. they were so fast that they'd pop out the other side of the target ship, US destroyers were typical corvettes, if the ohka had crashed to the engine room or boiler it wouldve been very effective though.
@knickknock4 I had read recently that the original Ohka designer wanted the wider wingspan to give a longer glide path so the Betty's could safely drop them farther away from the US Ships, but that compromises were made for material shortages and concerns like you mentioned, also that a wider span would have interferred with the Betty's landing gear. I have also read the accounts about the Ohka's punching clean thru the light hulls of the Destroyers, interesting subject! Thanks.
also there was another Ohka that attacked the Stanly,just minutes after the 1st,and it flew so low over the ship,it ripped an ensign(flag) from it's mast,and skipped across the water like a flat stone, then disintegrated....
@1600k Thank you. It's people who comment like you who help keep my videos up to date and accurate. I watched the episode of the TV Dogfights that shows the Ohka going through the ship, very lucky it did not detonate, the fact the ship survived 2 close calls is even more astonishing.
@rdvd7 rdvd7 no problem..I've become very interested in my dad's military service over the last few years..as I've gotten older..and am amazed,at the things he must have seen..sadly he passed away quite a long time ago(in 1980).I was able to confirm thru some of my online research,that he,and his ship the Stanly were also present off the coast of Iwo Jima,at the time of the famous flag raising.my mom told me ,that he told her that the sailors on his ship were able to see it (both times)
@rdvd7 ..yeh..I watched that episode of dogfights too...it was 1 of the things that inspired me to do further online research...I even got the whole dvd set,lol...on another note..my dad never really talked about his military service,except in casual comments he might make on rare occasion...that was the way of his generation...most of the info i got came from my mom,after he had passed away...
nice video.....with 1 correction..the Stanly DD-478 was NOT damaged beyond repair,and scrapped,at least not til 1972...my dad served on the Stanly,at the time of this incident,and made mention of this story,when I was a kid...the Ohka hit the bow of the ship,but didnt explode the warhead passed thru and exploded in the water,away from the ship...
...and why couldn't they make an eject system to save the pilot before it crashed into a ship again...? Ohh, riiight... THATS why the called it "baka"
@bulbinking Because the technology did not exist then. The Ohka was made to hit a ship very low near the water line (too low to eject at such a high speed). And I would imagine the American/ British sailors would not be very happy with the pilot and would most likely gun him how in his chute or when he was in the water. Finally, the Ohka was hard enough to control, without a pilot it would most likley just go out of control/
@bulbinking well on another note..you have to consider the code of the "bushido"...it was an honor for the Japanese pilots to sacrifice themselves in an attack on their enemies..oversimplified..but true of the warrior mentality of that time in Japan....most of them were honorable adversaries,if perhaps misguided...
@knoxklay11 As far I know (and I have searched) there are no videos of the Ohka hitting something, when it did hit anything it was usually a lone ppicket ship.
There are video of the G4m Betty's being shot down with the Ohkas on board (Gun cams from US fighters.)
A wiki quote I just read : "The Ohka attack force was intercepted by 16 F6F Hellcats and the Ohkas were immediately jettisoned by the "Bettys" some 113 km (70 mi) from the target. None of the "Bettys" returned, no ships were attacked, 16 of the Jinrai Butai were killed, and only 15 damaged Zeros made it back.".... Sounds like a rip roaring failure then........
@Hanglands That was one occasion. And yes, it was a Colossal failure the first time the Japanese tried to use them. The times were the Ohka did get to work were usually isolated incidents with less than 4 aircraft being launched.
@CaptStegs Well the Kaiten would do more damage when it worked. However, only 2 Kaiten even got kills. The Ohka was faster, easier to make, and cheaper, it also had a higher success rate (7 Confirmed hits)
The men that flew these things on the Devine Wind were not suicidal fanatics. Many went to their deaths cursing the leaders that sent them there, In war, especially back then, soldiers and airmen obey orders. Few Kamikazi pilots freely volunteered and the men who guided the human torpedos did not always climb wilingly into the contraption to have the hatch bolted shut from the outside.
War sucks and (to quote a well known saying) the first victim is truth.
@TheZakopolis Awesome, as my video said: only 10 were made so i is indeed rare. I saw one of the operational Variants in Washington DC on my School Trip 2 years ago. I never thought it could be so small until I stood next to it.
Then again, they were not exactly made for comforting long flights.
Brave men intent on saving their country or savage barbarians that would rape and murder whoever they viewed as an inferior race (everybody that is not Japanese)
@BigBananaMan EVERY country during that time period did things that are considered Criminal (Even the Allies). I do not judge a whole race of people because of something a few did.
This video was merely about a weapon not many people know about and the pilots who volunteered their lives trying to save their country even when they knew the outcome was failure.
@BigBananaMan - In war all soldiers have the potential to commit atrocities - and often times they do. Whether they are branded war criminals depends on if they are on the winning side or not.
@marybob321 Sort off, there is a photo of a Smaller flag being raised. But that flag was very small and went almost un-noticed, plus the Commander wanted to take it as a souvenir. So there was a second, larger flag raising, which was documented by that famous photo.
I know it's 20/20 hind sight but I think they could have rationally surrendered earlier.
Meat grinder tactics are terrible but only make sense when you have more meat to grind. With the defeat of Germany the numbers should have been obvious.
@ekpil2000 Not so sure, if the reverse were true, would Americans or British give up before being beaten into the ground? Consider it took the wipping out of whole German cities and finally the death (at his own hands) of their demigod to make them quit. Rational thought is not allways the soup of the day in total war.
Some people have such a strong dedication to non-violence even if they could win they would rather die than kill. I can respect that but I can't live that.
You are quite right. But the problem was the Soviets. They had pushed the Germans back all the way to Berlin and were unstoppable. They could have pushed the allies back and taken all of Europe and the Middle East had they wanted. Stalin was known to have murdered tens of millions of his own people and the history of the world balanced on him.
The end of the Pacific war was an opportunity to demonstrate what would happen if Stalin did not keep his promises.
@Artas1984 the Tokkotai Kamkikaze (Special attack, Divine Wind) was used with limited numbers during the Leyte Campaign. But, it was in full force during the Okinawa Campaign, so for the sake of being simple I said Okinawa.
Man thoose were good planes. If only they could launch independently without the help of a G4M Betty. Most Ohka casualties were caused by the Betty biengs shot down
They destroyed 1 Destroyer on Radar Duty in Okinawa! And they travel soo fast that when 1 went to a Picket Destroyer it passed clean through the front of the ship and it exploded 1 mile away! :|
no problem...when it comes to these things, i can be a real geek/nerd... did ya know they were also making Ohka's for land based launches, for when the allied landings?
Then you should also do your research on "Comfort women, unit 731, rape of nanking, biological warefare used by Japanese." You can say past is past but some past can not be forgotten nor forgiven since the Japanese never admitted these war crimes.
I do not dwell on the actions of one rougue unit, and I agree, it was a crime, I never have nor will defend them for it. Not to mention that these videos are on the weapons and Technolgies.
"One rougue unit?" My friend, I assure you the orders came from the Emperor himself! How do I know this? My grandfather served in the Japanese Army when they entered Nanking. It took a long time for him to open up and reveal what happened there. Sad thing is, most people who were there are dead and those still alive still denies what had happened. I applaud you for your interest in Japanese tech from WWII but understand these weapons & miltary did many unspeakable things.
The only reason Japan didnt face war crimes is because the allies needed a safety cushion in the east against the communist threat So they hanged Hideki Tojo And gave Emperor Hirohito Immunity from warcrimes when they declared peace with the allies
This is only my second video, I am open to Creative critism, this may be the first in a series of secret weapons of the seond World war ( I may take request.)
The A-bomb i can do, bu the dogs, really not a secret/advanced weapon, infact a primative and stupid weapon, what if the dog ran towards the Russians? o.O
Japanese variant of Faw 2...
Canis1969Lupus1 6 months ago
This is not "Baka"!!!!!!!!This wepon's name is "桜花”（Ouka）!!!!!!!!
pgzg1144 6 months ago
"Baka" means fool in Japanese.
pgzg1144 6 months ago
I found out about this at cracked.com, I think it said that the pilots were wielded inside the plane
magmablood2 6 months ago
@magmablood2 They were not welded. The pilot sat inside the Bomber until they were near the target. When the Ohka was about to launch, the pilot climbed in and close the canopy, which was locked to ensure it didn't open in flight.
rdvd7 6 months ago
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how japan get rocket motor in the plane come from
bestamerica 8 months ago
Ohika isn't sucide attack. It 'll be protected Invaded from America. America has felt "sucide", then Asia was corony from white country. We never hope like Indian. Because fight to America. Amerca wants to Asia before WW2. After WW2, America fight to Communist as Russia. Russia was enermy of japan. America was just change to fight Communuist country. America was mistakes in Asia,always from 100 years ago.
ichiromatsuo 9 months ago
What song is this? It's beautiful.
RCAzure 9 months ago
@RCAzure I'm not quite sure, I used a song from that YouTube audio feature.
rdvd7 9 months ago
Put a nuclear bomb insade and fly in empire state building then
KABOOM New York is gone !
MadeInLat1 10 months ago
@MadeInLat1 Right.... thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
rdvd7 10 months ago
I bet that the Triple AAA shooting at these things could've possibly blown up the warhead.
TeamPhantombeast97 10 months ago
@TeamPhantombeast97 It could have, however it would be very hard to hit a small target moving at such speeds.
rdvd7 10 months ago
The Okhas were a failure by almost every standard, the final design had a very short wingspan which dramaticly cut the glide slope, realisticly they had to be within 20 miles of their target meaning the vast majority of them were shot down by Allied CAP fighters before they could get in range, and of those few that did launch and hit their targets were frustrated in death by the fact that the warhead on at least 2 documented cases punched clean thru the tincans they hit to explode in the water.
KlunkerRider 10 months ago
@KlunkerRider The design flaws are very true. The Ohka was made to destroy large Capital ships/ Carriers with heavy armor. However like most other Kamikaze planes,pilots often attacked the first ship they saw, which most of the time was picket Destroyers. There was plans for a land launched Ohka that would do away with the Carrier aircraft system and instead be launched from a catapult. But none of those ever got past the design phase.
rdvd7 10 months ago
@rdvd7 Interesting subject this is, if your interested I just finished reading a book that covered this period, "At War With The Wind" by David Sears, covers the Okha's as well as the developement of the Kamakazi phenomenon from the Canal to Okinawa, the ships in the US fleets and they effects it had on their tactics and crews, very good book, recommended reading.
KlunkerRider 10 months ago
@KlunkerRider the wingspan wasnt a failure in design, it was made like that because they feared a wider or longer wingspan would cause severe drag in sub-sonic flight & tear the wings off, solid fuel rockets have never been used on a manned aircraft then so it was virtually a pioneering concept. they were so fast that they'd pop out the other side of the target ship, US destroyers were typical corvettes, if the ohka had crashed to the engine room or boiler it wouldve been very effective though.
knickknock4 10 months ago
@knickknock4 I had read recently that the original Ohka designer wanted the wider wingspan to give a longer glide path so the Betty's could safely drop them farther away from the US Ships, but that compromises were made for material shortages and concerns like you mentioned, also that a wider span would have interferred with the Betty's landing gear. I have also read the accounts about the Ohka's punching clean thru the light hulls of the Destroyers, interesting subject! Thanks.
KlunkerRider 10 months ago
also there was another Ohka that attacked the Stanly,just minutes after the 1st,and it flew so low over the ship,it ripped an ensign(flag) from it's mast,and skipped across the water like a flat stone, then disintegrated....
1600k 1 year ago
@1600k Thank you. It's people who comment like you who help keep my videos up to date and accurate. I watched the episode of the TV Dogfights that shows the Ohka going through the ship, very lucky it did not detonate, the fact the ship survived 2 close calls is even more astonishing.
rdvd7 1 year ago
@rdvd7 rdvd7 no problem..I've become very interested in my dad's military service over the last few years..as I've gotten older..and am amazed,at the things he must have seen..sadly he passed away quite a long time ago(in 1980).I was able to confirm thru some of my online research,that he,and his ship the Stanly were also present off the coast of Iwo Jima,at the time of the famous flag raising.my mom told me ,that he told her that the sailors on his ship were able to see it (both times)
1600k 1 year ago
@rdvd7 ..yeh..I watched that episode of dogfights too...it was 1 of the things that inspired me to do further online research...I even got the whole dvd set,lol...on another note..my dad never really talked about his military service,except in casual comments he might make on rare occasion...that was the way of his generation...most of the info i got came from my mom,after he had passed away...
1600k 1 year ago
nice video.....with 1 correction..the Stanly DD-478 was NOT damaged beyond repair,and scrapped,at least not til 1972...my dad served on the Stanly,at the time of this incident,and made mention of this story,when I was a kid...the Ohka hit the bow of the ship,but didnt explode the warhead passed thru and exploded in the water,away from the ship...
1600k 1 year ago
hahahaha in filipino "BAKA" means "COW".
Burugudunstuy123 1 year ago
...and why couldn't they make an eject system to save the pilot before it crashed into a ship again...? Ohh, riiight... THATS why the called it "baka"
bulbinking 1 year ago
@bulbinking Because the technology did not exist then. The Ohka was made to hit a ship very low near the water line (too low to eject at such a high speed). And I would imagine the American/ British sailors would not be very happy with the pilot and would most likely gun him how in his chute or when he was in the water. Finally, the Ohka was hard enough to control, without a pilot it would most likley just go out of control/
rdvd7 1 year ago
@bulbinking well on another note..you have to consider the code of the "bushido"...it was an honor for the Japanese pilots to sacrifice themselves in an attack on their enemies..oversimplified..but true of the warrior mentality of that time in Japan....most of them were honorable adversaries,if perhaps misguided...
1600k 1 year ago
and prayers and best wishes to the victims and their families in Japan who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami this morning....
1600k 1 year ago
are there any archival vids of an ohka at full speed and hitting anything??
knoxklay11 1 year ago
@knoxklay11 As far I know (and I have searched) there are no videos of the Ohka hitting something, when it did hit anything it was usually a lone ppicket ship.
There are video of the G4m Betty's being shot down with the Ohkas on board (Gun cams from US fighters.)
rdvd7 1 year ago
i would love to fly one ^__^'
yaglourt 1 year ago
A wiki quote I just read : "The Ohka attack force was intercepted by 16 F6F Hellcats and the Ohkas were immediately jettisoned by the "Bettys" some 113 km (70 mi) from the target. None of the "Bettys" returned, no ships were attacked, 16 of the Jinrai Butai were killed, and only 15 damaged Zeros made it back.".... Sounds like a rip roaring failure then........
Hanglands 1 year ago
@Hanglands That was one occasion. And yes, it was a Colossal failure the first time the Japanese tried to use them. The times were the Ohka did get to work were usually isolated incidents with less than 4 aircraft being launched.
rdvd7 1 year ago
Better thean the kaiten?
CaptStegs 1 year ago
@CaptStegs Well the Kaiten would do more damage when it worked. However, only 2 Kaiten even got kills. The Ohka was faster, easier to make, and cheaper, it also had a higher success rate (7 Confirmed hits)
rdvd7 1 year ago
Ouch--that's gotta hurt. For a split second.
hallsf 1 year ago
The men that flew these things on the Devine Wind were not suicidal fanatics. Many went to their deaths cursing the leaders that sent them there, In war, especially back then, soldiers and airmen obey orders. Few Kamikazi pilots freely volunteered and the men who guided the human torpedos did not always climb wilingly into the contraption to have the hatch bolted shut from the outside.
War sucks and (to quote a well known saying) the first victim is truth.
tpsossff 1 year ago
Their sacrifice will not be forgotten.
fangthefeared 1 year ago
日本人の僕からいってもこのような攻撃方法を編み出した海軍上層部はまぬけだと思う。原爆ももし落とさなければあと何年戦争が続いたことだろうか・・・・・
広島と長崎には申し訳ないが・・・
Fukky1996 1 year ago
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What a pity that more of America could not sink a ship!
hindenburg68 1 year ago
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FUCK THOSE JAPS !!!!!!!!! im glad im an american !!! they should drop 4 nukes instead of 2 ... japanese are a LOW FORM OF LIFE ...
THEY START the war...
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... WE END the war
socomsix19 1 year ago
@socomsix19 Thank you for your intelligent and insightful comment. So were dropped on your Head a Child, or did you jump?
rdvd7 1 year ago 9
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hindenburg68 1 year ago
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What a pity that more of America could not sink a ship!
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@socomsix19 What a pity that more of America could not sink a ship!
hindenburg68 1 year ago
@socomsix19 What a pity that more of America could not sink a ship!
hindenburg68 1 year ago
@socomsix19 So quit fighting it.
candr 1 year ago
@socomsix19 hey asshole who don't know anything what do you know about those japanese kamikaze and spirit
MIKHAIL1181 1 year ago
@socomsix19
People like you are the reason that children should not be allowed on the net. Your foul mouthed comment says plenty ...... about you.
tpsossff 1 year ago
@socomsix19 Patriotic bastard
galloway6204 1 year ago
@socomsix19 asshole
cladiax1 1 year ago
Many men lost thier lives.. Freedom is not Free anymore
AnimeXShinn 1 year ago
@AnimeXShinn Freedom never has been free, its a responsibility that many think should be handed to them on a plate.
candr 1 year ago
ouka is name of my iaido dojo...proud to be part of japan spirit,culture and history
zelje21 1 year ago
I saw the orange training Okha in Ohio.
TheZakopolis 1 year ago
@TheZakopolis Awesome, as my video said: only 10 were made so i is indeed rare. I saw one of the operational Variants in Washington DC on my School Trip 2 years ago. I never thought it could be so small until I stood next to it.
Then again, they were not exactly made for comforting long flights.
rdvd7 1 year ago
Brave men intent on saving their country or savage barbarians that would rape and murder whoever they viewed as an inferior race (everybody that is not Japanese)
BigBananaMan 1 year ago
@BigBananaMan EVERY country during that time period did things that are considered Criminal (Even the Allies). I do not judge a whole race of people because of something a few did.
This video was merely about a weapon not many people know about and the pilots who volunteered their lives trying to save their country even when they knew the outcome was failure.
rdvd7 1 year ago 12
@rdvd7
Yes, you've hit it.
blsjapan78 2 weeks ago
@BigBananaMan - In war all soldiers have the potential to commit atrocities - and often times they do. Whether they are branded war criminals depends on if they are on the winning side or not.
Pac1fic0 1 year ago
the pic at 0:11 arent the first men to rase the flage. It was staged.
marybob321 1 year ago
@marybob321 Sort off, there is a photo of a Smaller flag being raised. But that flag was very small and went almost un-noticed, plus the Commander wanted to take it as a souvenir. So there was a second, larger flag raising, which was documented by that famous photo.
rdvd7 1 year ago
tactically is was genius...
but the low range was the problem like battles for okinawa the plane could be lauched from the ground and massacre ships.
but the war ended before they got to begin using them hard...
GuitarNiimura 1 year ago
@GuitarNiimura
I know it's 20/20 hind sight but I think they could have rationally surrendered earlier.
Meat grinder tactics are terrible but only make sense when you have more meat to grind. With the defeat of Germany the numbers should have been obvious.
ekpil2000 1 year ago
@ekpil2000 Not so sure, if the reverse were true, would Americans or British give up before being beaten into the ground? Consider it took the wipping out of whole German cities and finally the death (at his own hands) of their demigod to make them quit. Rational thought is not allways the soup of the day in total war.
candr 1 year ago
@candr
You're right they wouldn't either.
Some people have such a strong dedication to non-violence even if they could win they would rather die than kill. I can respect that but I can't live that.
ekpil2000 1 year ago
@ekpil2000
You are quite right. But the problem was the Soviets. They had pushed the Germans back all the way to Berlin and were unstoppable. They could have pushed the allies back and taken all of Europe and the Middle East had they wanted. Stalin was known to have murdered tens of millions of his own people and the history of the world balanced on him.
The end of the Pacific war was an opportunity to demonstrate what would happen if Stalin did not keep his promises.
tpsossff 1 year ago
Kakaze was first use in Leyte, not in Okinawa. Hence, Okinawa was the last shit before bombing Japan itself...
Artas1984 1 year ago
@Artas1984 the Tokkotai Kamkikaze (Special attack, Divine Wind) was used with limited numbers during the Leyte Campaign. But, it was in full force during the Okinawa Campaign, so for the sake of being simple I said Okinawa.
rdvd7 1 year ago
thanks, my favorite part of ww2 history is Japanese aviation.
loggancun 2 years ago
trainer are two seater
it may not be suicidal machine
1.shape of tail
2.2 seat trainer are not for flight trainer
but ejection training by guess the location of seat
it was korean manufactured V-1 variant
flying torpedo kik kik
jinshiksung 2 years ago
Man thoose were good planes. If only they could launch independently without the help of a G4M Betty. Most Ohka casualties were caused by the Betty biengs shot down
willtron13 2 years ago
just a little info:the paintings on the side of an ohka are cherry blossom because like a falling cherry blossom an ohka pilot never returns
alexselby97 2 years ago
I knew that, but thanks for sharing for people who don't.
rdvd7 2 years ago
Good video.
I have a video of an Ohka in action (IL2 1946).
E69Qpassa 2 years ago
I have il2 1946 as well, no mods or online though (can't figure it out)
rdvd7 2 years ago
install 4.09 OFFICIAL + ULTRAPACK 1.8
E69Qpassa 2 years ago
I tried that, but the updates never work, and I can't find a patch that will work. I have the mods already, where do I put them?
rdvd7 2 years ago
god bless the ones that lost their lives on Ohka
tak0242424 2 years ago 4
Agreed,not many now would do what they did, people now are mostly self centred.
rdvd7 2 years ago
They destroyed 1 Destroyer on Radar Duty in Okinawa! And they travel soo fast that when 1 went to a Picket Destroyer it passed clean through the front of the ship and it exploded 1 mile away! :|
ministryod10 2 years ago
i would do kamikaze
killersaad 2 years ago
@killersaad have fun dying
malevolenceXXXensues 2 years ago
日本人は特攻隊の事実を忘れ、現在の平穏な生活に満足し、彼らとの歴史的連関性を否定し続けている。
19897200 2 years ago
なぜ、それら、彼らは、彼らの過去の世代が武勇を犠牲にするのを覚えたがっているべきでないでしょうか? 彼らが彼らの命を与えた人々に手を切っているのが非常に悲しくそれは聞こえます。
rdvd7 2 years ago
I wonder if the Ohka-Betty setup influenced our X-1 B-29 setup of 1947?
novice8814 2 years ago
Possibly, but I don't think much was known about the Ohkas until muach after the war, but they are similar.
rdvd7 2 years ago
Uh, there's more to it, the maker of the D4Y was Yokosuka, not Aichi. If Aichi made the D4Y, it would have been D4A
frankydman 2 years ago
no problem...when it comes to these things, i can be a real geek/nerd... did ya know they were also making Ohka's for land based launches, for when the allied landings?
peace36660 2 years ago
And don't forget the sub launched version..."to rise from the depths and wipe out the invaders of the homeland".
Eye4Lites 2 years ago
the photo at the beginning is not an Aichi D3A...its a D4Y Judy dive/level bomber...
peace36660 2 years ago
Same lol, Yes I did hear a few thing about that, however personally I doubt they would work. From what I hear the Ohka was very hard to control.
rdvd7 2 years ago
well, anything that travels at 600mph+ with simple controls would be very hard to use...but not hard to crash...
peace36660 2 years ago
Great Job!
kulrajwashere 2 years ago
the cherry blossoms scare the hell out of me
theIguy10 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure they scared the hell out of any Alliied sailor. It's good thing they were never used to the full effect.
rdvd7 2 years ago
true
theIguy10 2 years ago
nicly doon I see your interested in ww2 Japanese history
AirpowerAirforce 2 years ago
Yes, I do have a great interest in the Axis, more than the Allies.
rdvd7 2 years ago
Then you should also do your research on "Comfort women, unit 731, rape of nanking, biological warefare used by Japanese." You can say past is past but some past can not be forgotten nor forgiven since the Japanese never admitted these war crimes.
bumhokim 2 years ago
I do not dwell on the actions of one rougue unit, and I agree, it was a crime, I never have nor will defend them for it. Not to mention that these videos are on the weapons and Technolgies.
rdvd7 2 years ago
"One rougue unit?" My friend, I assure you the orders came from the Emperor himself! How do I know this? My grandfather served in the Japanese Army when they entered Nanking. It took a long time for him to open up and reveal what happened there. Sad thing is, most people who were there are dead and those still alive still denies what had happened. I applaud you for your interest in Japanese tech from WWII but understand these weapons & miltary did many unspeakable things.
bumhokim 2 years ago
The only reason Japan didnt face war crimes is because the allies needed a safety cushion in the east against the communist threat So they hanged Hideki Tojo And gave Emperor Hirohito Immunity from warcrimes when they declared peace with the allies
Lawlzersinurface 2 years ago
This is only my second video, I am open to Creative critism, this may be the first in a series of secret weapons of the seond World war ( I may take request.)
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rdvd7 2 years ago
i have a great secret weapon! how about the a-bomb or the dynamite russians strapped to dogs and ran them into tanks :[)
deadman903 2 years ago
The A-bomb i can do, bu the dogs, really not a secret/advanced weapon, infact a primative and stupid weapon, what if the dog ran towards the Russians? o.O
rdvd7 2 years ago
yes but how about you do the sound bombthingy the japenese wer gonna do
deadman903 2 years ago
Oh.. the sound Anti aircraft weapon, I don't know if there's anything on it. Maybe I will look.
rdvd7 2 years ago