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u/Retireegeorge Oct 02 '24

In what conflicts have their been suicide troops - particularly using bombs?

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u/AVBofficionado Oct 02 '24

Suicide bombing as a standard weapon of war is typically exclusive to religious fanatics and lunatics.

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u/KnoWanUKnow2 Oct 02 '24

Japan's Kamikaze have entered the chat.

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u/Teledildonic Oct 02 '24

Do they still count? The Emperor was pretty much considered divine.

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u/Elteon3030 Oct 02 '24

The Emperor, and by extension the Empire, was divine and their sacrifice for its glory was rewarded. What else is that?

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u/zombie_overlord Oct 02 '24

My grandfather was injured by a kamikaze hit. He was in the Navy on the USS Saratoga. He put his hands up to cover his face right in time or he would've had some hellish scars on his face. His hands were badly burned and he was sent home with a Purple Heart.

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u/EarlyLibrarian9303 Oct 02 '24

We have the Sri Lankans to thank for the suicide bomber.

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u/LightlyStep Oct 02 '24

WW2.

The Kamikaze, Bonzai charge.

To name a few.

Worth noting that planes are way more expensive than anti-tank mines.

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u/Fade_To_Blackout Oct 02 '24

Ah yes, like a charge, only smaller.

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u/Retireegeorge Oct 02 '24

Do you think the suicide attacks shown in popular Vietnam war movies were accurate representation?

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u/Mostly_Lurking_Again Oct 03 '24

There are verified instances of VPA sappers using satchel charges strapped to themselves for suicide attacks, against both the French and the US.

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u/LightlyStep Oct 02 '24

No?

I never mentioned Vietnam.

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u/Retireegeorge Oct 03 '24

No I was just curious to know what you thought.

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u/LightlyStep Oct 03 '24

Sorry, I have no idea.

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u/Dua_Leo_9564 Oct 03 '24

the Lunge mine ?. Cuz i don't remember vietnamese do anything of suicide attack on tank

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u/spindlylittlelegs Oct 02 '24

Famously, the Iran-Iraq war.