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Who said anything about heavier than normal bomb loads? I had said that a B5N1 could carry an 1,800lbs bomb in a kamikaze mission, but...

I'm assuming a limited kamikaze contingent because the number of targets would be 4 carriers, (Enterprise, Hornet, Wasp, Saratoga)...

Even assuming heavy losses amongst the torpedo wings, at worst Zuikaku and Shokaku could follow up with air wings of 27 fighters and 54...

Purely as a theoretical exercise for 1942, rather than the B5N1 how about the A5M with a 250kg bomb as a kamikaze. It's agile and...

I doubt the IJN could keep Henderson knocked out, and the jungle canopy would allow the Marines to disperse and ride out bombardments.

Certainly not in 1944 against hundreds of Hellcats, but in 1942 vs. dozens of Wildcats the B5N1 should be good enough to plant an...

Here is the July 1942 reorganization, http://niehorster.org/014_japan/42-07-14_navy/districts/0_yokosuka.html The Tateyama and...

I can see kamikaze tactics taking out the US carrier force in 1942, after all, they got 4 out of 6 without them. But actually winning...

Yes, I just posted one of those.

So let's assume Midway has happened and the 3rd Fleet is reorganizing with the intention of employing carrier based kamikaze tactics in...

Could the RAF have benefited from a drop tank capability on their fighters during the BoB in order to facilitate Big Wing tactics? If...

I thought this was wrong, but you are right. Germany was the global leader in steel production in 1913 and 1914. That changed after the...

A summary of the Zeppelins at Jutland here, http://www.avalanchepress.com/Zeppelin_Scouting.php They never got into the battle until...

Aircraft can spot single ships at about 25 miles on a good day. But we're talking a coal fired fleet at speed that is putting out huge...

Attempting to trap Beatty could easily fail, but Scheer's historical plan had no chance of success. Yes indeed, but Beatty is well...