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The Aichi E16A1 Zuiun was a Japanese long-range reconnaissance sea-plane of the Second World War produced from 1943 to replace the Aichi E13A, as the Navy Reconnaissance Seaplane Zuiun Model 11. The Zuiun was powered by a 1300 hp Mitsubishi MK8D Kinsei 54 14-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 440 kmh and a range of 2420 km. Armaments consisted of two 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannons mounted in the wings and a 13mm Type 2 machine-gun on a flexible mount in the aft position and a 250 kg bomb carried on an under-fuselage mounting. A lot of Zuiun planes were used for kamikaze operations in the Okinawa area.
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Kamikaze were pilots of the Japanese air force in the Second World War who deliberately crash-dived their planes, loaded with bombs, usually on to ships of the American Navy. A special force of suicide pilots was established 1944 to crash-dive planes, loaded with bombs, onto American and British ships. The first kamikaze attack occurred on the 27th of May 1944 and involved four Kawasaki Ki-45 aircraft which attacked allied shipping off the coast of New Guinea.
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The Kawasaki Ki-45 (Type 2 Heavy Fighter, Model 1) Toryu was a Japanese two seater night-fighter of the Second World War, prototyped in 1940 and produced from 1941 until the end of the war, and in May 1944 four Kawasaki Ki-45 aircraft made the first kamikaze attacks, attacking allied shipping off the coast of New Guinea. The Kawasaki Ki-45 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a 1080 hp Mitsubishi Ha-102 14-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 545 kmh and a range of 2000 km. Armaments varied, the Ki-45 KAIa being equipped with one forward-firing 20 mm cannon, two 12.7 mm machine-guns in the nose, and a 7.92 mm machine-gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit. Two drop tanks or two 250 kg bombs could also be carried on under-wing racks.
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The Kyushu K11W Shiragiku was a Japanese Navy bomber crew trainer aircraft of the Second World War, also used for kamikaze attacks during the final stages of the Pacific war. The
Kyushu K11W was powered by a 515 hp Hitachi GK2B Amakaze 21 9-cylinder radial piston engine which provided a top speed of 230 kmh and a range of 1760 km. The Kyushu K11W was armed with a rear-firing 7.7 mm machine-gun and carried two 30 kg bombs when required for training purposes.
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The Okha was a specifically designed piloted flying bomb developed for use by Japanese Kamikaze squads.
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The Kamikaze Virus is a computer virus which infects .EXE files. The virus is loaded into memory by executing an infected program. The virus corrupts program or overlay files.
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The Asakaze was a Japanese Kamikaze Class destroyer of 1270 tons displacement launched in 1922. The Asakaze was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 148. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three pairs.
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The Asanagi was a Japanese Kamikaze Class destroyer of 1270 tons displacement launched in 1924. The Asanagi was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 148. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three pairs.
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The USS Birmingham was an American Cleveland Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Birmingham was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 900 and three aircraft. She was armed with twelve 6 inch guns; twelve 5 inch dual-purpose guns arranged in pairs; twenty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and nineteen 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. During the Second World War the USS Birmingham was torpedoed in November 1943; severely damaged when the Princeton blew up along side her in October 1944 and was nearly sunk when attacked and hit by a bomb from a Japanese Kamikaze plane in May 1945 off Okinawa.
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The Harukaze was a Japanese Kamikaze Class destroyer of 1270 tons displacement launched in 1922. The Harukaze was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 148. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three pairs.
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