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Old March 25th, 2008, 06:58 PM
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Default Re: Flying Rams and Air to Air Ramming

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Thanks Falkenberg the Soviet rammers is something new for me. Anything about the Japanese? I know the Kamikaze were meant to ram ships, but does anybody know whether they targeted planes or not?
I think that the concept of self sacrifice came alot easier for the Japanese pilots then to the Western and European pilots. Thats why the Kamikaze concept was more acceptable to them. I think in the case of Western pilots it was perhaps a more of an act of desperation and anger or just wanting to get the kill. Though I cant account for the mulitiple acts by certain pilots LOL.
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