{"id":1592114,"date":"2023-03-03T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T16:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1592114"},"modified":"2024-07-02T11:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:16:14","slug":"cherry-blossoms-on-standby-for-death-70053","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2023\/03\/03\/cherry-blossoms-on-standby-for-death-70053\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Blossoms on standby for death"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are starting the series of #Armastories about Ki-84 Hayate fighters in Japanese Army Air Corps Special Attack Units, the Shimbu-tai. These units, in the West often called \u201ckamikaze\u201d, were not prepared to use bombs or torpedoes but to hit the enemy ships directly with piloted aeroplanes. <\/p>\n

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Editor’s note: Modern and effective Ki-84 Hayate fighters were not primary equipment of the Shimbu-tai, as too precious to be lost in attacks. More often Hayates were used as Shimbu-tai escort, however, in the final period of the war, even these planes became considered necessary for Special Attack missions, as it turned out that older aeroplanes are unable to break US fleet defence, or due to lack of other aeroplanes.<\/p>\n

Today we present an extremely interesting and long-forgotten unit: the 195th<\/sup> Shimbu-tai, described by Japanese modeller and researcher Hisao Saito. The article is illustrated with previously unpublished photos, and the 195th<\/sup> marking, included in the Arma Hobby 1\/72 Ki-84 Special Attack Units model kit was never available in any model kit before!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Hisao Saito wrote:<\/p>\n

195th Shimbu-tai was organized with the intention to be used against U.S. forces landing operations on mainland of Japan.<\/p>\n

For the mainland decisive battle, the Japanese Army Air Corps organized 355 special attack squadrons, many of which consisted of six aircraft. These are called Standby Special Attack Forces.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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195th Shimbu-tai commander’s plane. Shimbu-tai’s commander’s machine was painted with conspicuous markings. The Author assumes the lightning is yellow. The pilot standing in front is probably the commanding officer, First Lieutenant Fujiyama Nobuho.<\/p><\/div>\n

195th<\/sup> tai was organized in Akeno and trained while moving from Kitaise to Kumamoto airfield. Many Shimbu-tai had individual unit names, and 195th<\/sup> tai was called “Hayate-tai”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ki-84 Hayate – recenzja z japo\u0144skiego magazynu „Scale Aviation”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n