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Old 03-14-13, 09:44 AM   #8
Bilge_Rat
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As I understand it, most Kamikazes were not even volunteers. They were assigned to Kamikaze units and felt they had no choice but to obey.

It was an extreme example, but there were many services where the crews knew their chances of survival was slim to none, like U-Boats in 43-45, heavy bomber crews over Europe, any front line infantry unit, etc.
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