Kamikazes?
That reminds me of a joke.
Q. Who was the only kamikaze pilot ever to have survived a mission?
A. Chicken Teriyaki.
Nope! This is a little harder one.
Ok, then how about their submarine fleet?
If I remember well, the Zeke or Zero was considered "the most capable, carrier-based fighter in the world", at least in the earlier times of WW2:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
also used, later on, for suicide attack units (Kamikaze aviators), when the Allied caught up with better equipment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze
@Marianne: That's true but they had something else that was far more deadly and sank many ships!
A torpedo ?
They spoke of the Kaiten, manned torpedoes, besides various other types, further an important fleet of submarines and other weapons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
It was the "Long Lance" torpedo ! Super deadly and we never did make one as good as that deadly weapon. They were launched from Subs, Cruisers and Destroyers mainly with deadly effect!
Dear Rooster,
The Japanese had a submarine, so far advanced, like none other in the world at the time. I don't know much about it, but found this YT video...
@Virginia: Yes they did have a couple of those and were going to use them to release gas balloons over the West Coast. Another last ditch effort to strike back at us. There was also a hint of using biological bombs on the planes.
Rooster, sometimes I STILL just tremble a bit at all the close calls for Allied victory in that war...a miracle?
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