In attacking an invasion fleet off Kyushu, the kamikazes would enjoy two tactical advantages that they had not possessed during the Okinawa campaign. First, it was a short flight; and second, the attackers would fly from various airfields around the island, which meant that they would approach the invasion fleet from different directions simultaneously. The Japanese navy was also pouring major efforts into producing suicide submarines and speedboats, as well as suicide gliders to be launched from mountain peaks. The plan aimed to destroy one-fourth of the U.S. invasion fleet. Even if that
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