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  Kamikaze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamikaze (神風) is a Japanese word, usually translated as divine wind — which came into being as the name of a legendary typhoon said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281.
At Okinawa, kamikaze attacks focused at first on Allied destroyers on "picket duty", and then on the carriers in the middle of the fleet.
The average kamikaze pilot was a 20-something studying science at university.
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In English, the word kamikaze may also be used in a hyperbolic or metaphorical fashion to refer to non-fatal actions which result in significant loss for the attacker, such as injury or the end of a career.
In the Japanese language, kamikaze (IPA: [kamikaze]) (Japanese:神風), usually translated as "divine wind" (kami is the word for "god", "spirit", or "divinity"; and kaze for "wind"), came into being as the name of legendary typhoons said to have saved Japan from Mongol invasion fleets in 1274 and 1281.
The peak in kamikaze attacks came during the period of April-June 1945, at the Battle of Okinawa.
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 Kamikaze - Free net encyclopedia
Kamikaze (神風) is a word of Japanese origin, which, in the English language, usually refers to suicide attacks carried out by Japanese aircrews against Allied shipping towards the end of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Since the end of the war, in 1945, the word kamikaze has often times been applied to other varietes of attack in which the attacker is sacrificed in the process.
In the Japanese language, kamikaze (Template:IPA2) (Japanese:神風), usually translated as "Divine wind" (kami is the word for "god", "spirit", or "divinity"; and kaze for "wind"), came into being as the name of a legendary typhoon said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281.
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 Read about Kamikaze at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Kamikaze and learn about Kamikaze here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Japanese word — usually translated as divine wind — which came into being as the name of a typhoon that is said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet led by Kublai Khan, in 1281.
Takijiro Onishi decided to form a Kamikaze Special Attack Force; Onishi became known as "the father of the kamikaze".
volunteers for kamikaze missions; indeed, there were three times as many volunteers as there were aircraft.
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Kamikaze (神風) is a Japanese word, usually translated as "divine wind" — which came into being as the name of a legendary typhoon said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281.
According to eyewitness accounts by Allied personnel, the first kamikaze attack, in the generally accepted sense of the term, was carried out by an unknown pilot, who was probably from the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, on October 21, 1944.
Allied naval crews had also begun to develop techniques to negate kamikaze attacks, such as firing their big guns into the sea in front of attacking planes flying near sea level, in order to create walls of water which would swamp the attacking planes.
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 Kamikaze - Dangeruss-Industries.com
Kamikaze (神風 kamikaze) is a Japanese word — usually translated as divine wind — which came into being as the name of a typhoon that is said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet led by Kublai Khan in 1281.
The officer facing right is Captain Emile Dechaineux, killed during the first ever kamikaze attack, on October 21, 1944.]] According to eyewitness accounts by Allied personnel, the first kamikaze attack — in the generally accepted sense of the term — was not carried out by Tamai's unit, but by an unidentified Japanese pilot.
USS Columbia is attacked by a kamikaze off Lingayen Gulf, 6 January 1945]] Columbia at 17:29.
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 SUICIDE BOMBER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Japanese kamikaze pilots were sometimes forced to drink poison before their mission so that they would have no second thoughts about surviving.
Kamikaze strikes were a weapon of symmetric war used by the Empire of Japan chiefly against United States Navy aircraft carriers.
Although kamikaze attacks could not stop the Allied advance, they inflicted more casualties and delayed the fall of Japan for longer than might have been the case using only the conventional methods available to the Empire.
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 Kamikaze (typhoon) at AllExperts
Kamikaze (神風 kamikaze) is a Japanese word, usually translated as divine wind — which came into being as the name of typhoons that are said to have saved Japan from the Mongol invasion fleet of 4,000 (actual: 1,170) ships ordered by Kublai Khan in 1274, and again in 1281.
Other variations say that the god Fujin or Ryujin caused the destructive kamikaze.
The name given to the storm, kamikaze, was later used during World War II for suicide attacks by Japanese pilots, and this is the common meaning of the word in English.
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 Kamikaze Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
'''Kamikaze''' ('''Kamikaze-tokko-tai神風特攻隊''')(神風 from ''kami'' meaning "god" or "spirit" and ''kaze'' meaning "wind") is a Japanese languageJapanese word — usually translated as ''divine wind'' — which came into being as the name of a typhoon that is said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet led by Kublai Khan, in 1281.
In the English language, however, the word "kamikaze" usually refers to suicide attacks carried out by Empire of JapanJapanese aircrews against Allied shipping, towards the end of the Pacific WarPacific campaign of World War II.
Because many of them had wooden flight decks, US aircraft carriers soon came to be seen as more vulnerable to kamikaze attacks than the steel-decked United KingdomBritish carriers from the British Pacific Fleet which operated in the theatre during the war.
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 PS Wiki Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Kamikaze (神風), which literally means "divine wind", is a Japanese language word which has several meanings in the English language.
It originated as the name of a legendary typhoon that is said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet in 1281.
In English, kamikaze usually refers to suicide attacks by the military forces of the Empire of Japan during World War II.
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 World War 1 and 2 - Kamikaze
Kamikaze (Kamikaze-tokkō-tai 神風特攻隊)(神風 from kami meaning "god" and kaze meaning "wind") is a Japanese word — usually translated as divine wind — which came into being as the name of a typhoon that is said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasion fleet led by Kublai Khan, in 1281.
Off Okinawa, Kamikaze aircraft attacks focused at first on Allied destroyers on "picket duty", and then on the carriers in the middle of the fleet.
Kamikaze Images - Explores different American and Japanese portrayals and perceptions of kamikaze pilots.
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 Kamikaze - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Because many of them had wooden flight decks, US aircraft carriers soon came to be seen as more vulnerable to kamikaze attacks than the steel-decked British carriers from the British Pacific Fleet which operated in the theatre during 1945.
Allied naval crews had begun to develop techniques to negate kamikaze attacks, such as firing their big guns into the sea in front of attacking planes, in order to swamp them.
Kamikaze Images (http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/) - Explores different American and Japanese portrayals and perceptions of kamikaze pilots.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: Raiden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For other uses of the name, see Raiden (disambiguation).
He is typically depicted as a demon beating drums to create thunder.
Tradition credits Raiden for the failure of the Mongols to invade Japan in 1274, as he is said to have created the storm (kamikaze) that hindered their progress.
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 Kamikaze - ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In English, the word kamikaze may also be used in a hyperbolic or metaphorical fashion to refer to non-fatal actions which result in significant loss for the attacker, such as injury or the end of a career.
In the Japanese language, kamikaze (IPA: [kamikaze]) (Japanese:神風), usually translated as "divine wind" (kami is the word for "god", "spirit", or "divinity"; and kaze for "wind"), came into being as the name of legendary typhoons said to have saved Japan from Mongol invasion fleets in 1274 and 1281.
Allied naval crews had also begun to develop techniques to negate kamikaze attacks, such as firing their high-caliber guns into the sea in front of attacking planes flying near sea level, in order to create walls of water which would swamp the attacking planes.
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 Bomber - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs.
Strategic bombers are primarily designed for long-range strike missions against strategic targets such as supply bases, bridges, factories, and shipyards.
In any case, developing and maintaining a bomber fleet is a massively expensive task and one which most nations do not have the resources, requirements or desire to pursue at present.
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For other meanings of this acronym, please see OGG (disambiguation) Ogg is a patent-free, fully open multimedia bitstream container format designed for efficient streaming and file compression (storage).
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At its inception, the Ogg project was thought to be somewhat ambitious given the power of the PC hardware of the time.
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 Baka - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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