Name that Bomber - Page 20

Jimbuna · 10-05-08, 06:00 AM

The plane should be simple to name, but what is she carrying?

UnderseaLcpl · 10-05-08, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

The plane should be simple to name, but what is she carrying?

A Cherry Blossom. I forget the Japanese name for it. "Ohka?"

Jimbuna · 10-05-08, 06:22 AM

Well done

The US named it 'Baka' (Japanese for "idiot").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohka

http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/baka.html

http://yellowairplane.com/Museums/Ph...Notestine.html

UnderseaLcpl · 10-05-08, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

The US named it 'Baka' (Japanese for "idiot").

Thanks for the links. I haven't read about that plane in years. I think the last time I saw any specifications for it was at least 6 years ago, in a Jane's Aircraft Encyclopedia.

Just for laughs, I though I'd include this link

WARNING: It is done in crazy-style Japanese animation.! Complete with Engrish!

Note that the Cherry Blossom pilot and the Americans are the only ones who don't look like monkeys. Japanese culture fascinates me to no end, probably because I don't understand most of it. Could that be because of the huge difference in language style? Or is it something else?

In any case, I found that video by accident while looking for footage of Focke-Wulf Ta-152 fighters. This is what I found during that search.

No subtitles for that one, so I understand it even less.

But it made me think of something else. Why do the Japanese seem to love Nazis so much? Or at least, why are Nazis(and Nazi themes) so prevalent in Japanese Anime? I'm not about to watch animes to find the answer for myself, because I think I would have seizure, but I keep stumbling across youtube anime videos that are consistent with a nazi theme.

For that matter, what is the obsession in the U.S. with Rising Sun flags? I see that stuff alot on tricked-out "Rice-burners".

Well, whatever, it isn't my place to tell people not to display swastikas or imperial Japanese insignias.

I just wonder what the motivation is.:hmm:

Nokia · 10-05-08, 08:03 AM

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This thread has been dead too long!

Surely it isn't a Mitsubishi G4M, aka "Betty"?

That is correct.

Nokia · 10-05-08, 08:15 AM

Sailor Steve · 10-05-08, 02:42 PM

Nakajima G8N Renzan, code-named 'Rita' by the Allies, captured by the US at the end of the war.

Nokia · 10-05-08, 02:47 PM

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Nakajima G8N Renzan, code-named 'Rita' by the Allies, captured by the US at the end of the war.

Yup.

Raptor1 · 10-05-08, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

But it made me think of something else. Why do the Japanese seem to love Nazis so much? Or at least, why are Nazis(and Nazi themes) so prevalent in Japanese Anime? I'm not about to watch animes to find the answer for myself, because I think I would have seizure, but I keep stumbling across youtube anime videos that are consistent with a nazi theme.

Maybe what you're searching for is leading you there, I haven't noticed anything like that

Anyway, any more obscure bombers?

Stealth Hunter · 10-05-08, 06:52 PM

I got one:

BlackDeath5150 · 10-05-08, 10:32 PM

I think it's a gotha g.v.

Sailor Steve · 10-05-08, 10:58 PM

Nope, it's a Zeppelin Staaken R6.

Raptor1 · 10-05-08, 11:35 PM

Ugh, could've answered that if I didn't go to sleep

Nokia · 10-06-08, 05:56 AM

Here's an easy one!
Name the bomber and what it's carrying.

Dowly · 10-06-08, 07:01 AM

Some early Heinkel 111? 111A or B.. :hmm:

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,992 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well done The US named it 'Baka' (Japanese for "idiot"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohka http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/baka.html http://yellowairplane.com/Museums/Ph...Notestine.html __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Nakajima G8N Renzan, code-named 'Rita' by the Allies, captured by the US at the end of the war. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Nope, it's a Zeppelin Staaken R6. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,004 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Some early Heinkel 111? 111A or B.. :hmm: