kaiten manned torpedo
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The kaiten manned torpedo was a Japanese World War II suicide weapon in which a pilot guided a modified torpedo directly into enemy ships.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SLC human torpedo | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy weapon
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manned torpedo ⓘ suicide weapon ⓘ |
| armament | large high-explosive warhead ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Type 93 torpedo
NERFINISHED
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Type 95 torpedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese special attack weapons
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World War II naval weapons of Japan ⓘ suicide submarines ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlSystem | manual controls by pilot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | 1 pilot ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform |
submarine
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surface ship ⓘ |
| designedAs | one-way mission weapon ⓘ |
| designedTo | attack enemy ships ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstCombatOperation | attack on Ulithi Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCombatUse | November 1944 ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | human guidance ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Kaiten Type 1
NERFINISHED
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Kaiten Type 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaiten Type 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaiten Type 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | desperate last-ditch weapon ⓘ |
| introduced | 1944 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| missionType | suicide attack ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | return to heaven ⓘ |
| notableUser | Japanese Special Attack Units ⓘ |
| operationalMethod | piloted guidance ⓘ |
| operatorPosition | small cockpit in torpedo body ⓘ |
| poweredBy | Type 93 torpedo engine ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
Allied merchant ships
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Allied warships ⓘ |
| propulsion | torpedo engine ⓘ |
| riskToCrew | certain death ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | counter Allied naval superiority ⓘ |
| tactics | stealth approach and ramming target ⓘ |
| typicalLaunchMode | submerged launch from submarine GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
| weaponType |
kamikaze weapon
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torpedo ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SLC human torpedo