Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In the late days of World War 2, the Japanese Imperial Navy developed the kamikaze flying bomb Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka ("cherry blossom”) nicknamed "Baka" by the allies. It was used in suicide attacks against allied ships, but was not very successful. The Ohka kamikaze was launched from host aircraft

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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka,

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