On October 25, 1944, at the Battle of Leyte in the Pacific War, a Japanese kamikaze special attack plane swooped down to hit and blow itself up against an American warship. On October 25, after three days of fighting in the Battle of Leyte, a desperate kamikaze suicide squadron was launched to save the Japanese fleet. At first, he called the kamikaze "shinpu," which was named in agreement with "That's good, because now we have to make a kamikaze.
Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on October 20, 1944, at Nicolls Airfield in Manila, Philippines, the 201 Naval Air Squadron Command issued an order to formally organize a physical attack force and call it the Kamikaze Special Attack Force.
1. In view of the current state of the war, a strike force of 26 surface combatants (existing force) is to be formed (13 surface combatants).
This attack will be divided into four squadrons, and will be designed to kill (or at least disable) the target task force if it appears on the eastern surface.The results are expected before the seaborne forces enter the area.The formation will be expanded as more ship battles are acquired. This strike force will be called the Kamikaze Special Attack Force. 2.
2. The commander of the 201st Air Defense Squadron will form a special strike force with existing troops to destroy the enemy task force east of the Hijima Island by October 25, if possible.The commander should prepare in advance for the formation of a special attack force with increased forces in the future.
3. formation
Captain Seki, commanding.
4. Each unit is to be named Shikishima, Yamato, Asahi, and Yamazakura Corps.
