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To: SmithL

Now is probably a a good time to mention one important difference between the Japanese Imperial armed forces and Islamic jiahdists. I have seen articles where Japanese WW II veterans are outraged when Kamikaze squadrons are compared to terrorists, such as the murders of 9/11.



The first Kamikaze squadrons appeared at Leyte Gulf in October 1944, when American battle groups were nearly impervious to successful attack. The Navy’s combat patrol aircraft and anti-aircraft guns, down to 40mm quad mounts, were radar directed and coordinated. The proximity fuse for 3” and 5” guns nearly guaranteed a hit. Japanese pilot training and aircraft quality lagged far behind. The Japanese Kamikaze pilot flew into as lethal a combination of human ingenuity and material superiority as could be found in WW II, but the special attack squadrons were created, because the Japanese were determined to get through and make some hits.



In comparison the deluded homicide bombers arising from Muslim heresies, evade police and military to find the most vulnerable innocents available. Their leaders not only murder these people, but also murder the spiritual viability of a billion Muslim believers through philosophies, which only began a rise to a dominate position when the Wahhabis allied with the House of Saud.


13 posted on 11/05/2006 11:27:11 AM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

The first Kamikazes were Americans, so impressed with the bravery of Men of Torpedo 8 at Midway were the Japanese that they decided to launch similar attacks.


14 posted on 11/05/2006 12:19:42 PM PST by usmcobra (I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese, that why I don't sing.)
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