2007-12-10 11:01:12 · 9 answers · asked by karleighhh11 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Literal translation from the Japanese language:
Divine wind or typhoon,
its a reference to a storm that destroyed the Mongol Invasion force of Genghis Khan before they could land on Japan.
Used to describe the suicide pilots who were attempting to stop the American and Allied advance on the Japanese home islands, by crashing their planes onto US and Allied Aircraft Carriers and battle-ships.
2007-12-10 21:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" Kami Kaze" means "Divine Wind" in Japanese and it was used to describe the pilots and aircraft of the Special Attack Squadrons who deliberately crashed their aircraft into U.S. war ship in imitation of a human "cruise missile".
It is said that the idea for forming the Special Attack Squadrons in the first place came from a scene in Orson Welles' radio play "War of The Worlds" broadcast on Halloween in 1938.
2007-12-10 19:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that could mean the Japanese suicide pilots that used their planes as bombs against our ships during WW2. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/kamikazes_and_world_war_two.htm
Or perhaps you mean the drink made of triple sec, vodka, and lime juice. http://www.drinknation.com/drink/Kamikaze
2007-12-10 19:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by SFC_Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically a suicide bomber, they were Japanese pilots that would fill there planes with explosives and crash into things, this was considered one of the greatest honors in japan at that time and if u bailed out which u couldn't cause they only gave them enough gas to go one way ur family would be shamed
2007-12-10 19:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by slayter19 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Japanese fighter pilots committing suicide by driving planes into the oceans, and ships.
2007-12-10 19:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by ChuckDeucez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A drunk pilot, usually not a top pilot. They would drink rice wine until drunk then take off and the landing gear would fall off so they could not land the plane if they came to their senses.
Vet-USAF
2007-12-10 19:11:34 · answer #6 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
suicide pilots from japan during ww2...now adays its a drink at the bar
2007-12-10 21:51:12 · answer #7 · answered by jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Came from the japanese. It means "divine wind" if I remember correctly.
2007-12-10 19:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the language to us it means the japanese fighter pilots that would suicide bomb out battleships in ww2, but the literal meaning in french is actualy suicide bomber.
2007-12-10 19:04:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋