So, in a thread where the Japanese somehow have 1 or more atomic bombs on Dec 7th, 1941 to hit PH with, it came up that the
H8K, that was about to enter service in January, 1942, would have the range to carry a 10,000 lb atomic bomb from the home islands to PH, on a one way trip.
This thread has nothing to do with Japanese Atomic bombs! But the wheels started turning because of that other thread, and so...
Let suppose that the Japanese have made contingency plans for an invasion of Hawaii, either as the opening moves in a war against the USA, or as something for later on. Let us further suppose that as preparations for such plans, the Japanese explore the possibility of using some of their existing
H6K's as basically flying bombs, loaded with all the high explosives that they can carry, and all the fuel to give them the range to hit PH either from their bases in the Marshall islands, or possibly with a refueling stop in French Frigate Shoals, as the historical
1942 raid on PH did.
What kind of tonnage of high explosives could such a
Kamikaze flying boat/bomb pack in, and what kind of damage would result of an attack successfully impacting an anchored battleship have? What other high value targets could warrant such an expenditure, other than other capital ships?
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Like always, I goofed and failed to provide all the information needed. The 'how too' thread, where this idea is to be worked out, can be found here:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/parameters-for-kamikaze-h6ks.430945/#post-16055791
I should have opened that 'how too' thread first if I had had a brain, instead of just jumping right in and discussing how to use them in this thread, as opposed to getting a consensus on what they needed to be able to do, in order for them to be useful, and then making this thread here. My bad.
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