Posted on Jul 13, 2016
Balloon Bombs — How Japan Killed Americans At Home In WWII
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First I've read about these balloon bombs. You history buffs probably know about this
During WWII, the Japanese sent thousands of floating deathtraps across the ocean with one goal: burn down the Pacific Northwest.
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a shocking display of its ruthless military tactics during World War II. Over 2,400 U.S. servicemen died during the surprise attack, thrusting the United States into a war that shook the world to its core. But it wasn’t Japan’s final attack on American soil. Roughly two years later, the Japanese came up with a plan to harness air currents to create the world’s first intercontinental weapons: balloon bombs.
During WWII, the Japanese sent thousands of floating deathtraps across the ocean with one goal: burn down the Pacific Northwest.
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a shocking display of its ruthless military tactics during World War II. Over 2,400 U.S. servicemen died during the surprise attack, thrusting the United States into a war that shook the world to its core. But it wasn’t Japan’s final attack on American soil. Roughly two years later, the Japanese came up with a plan to harness air currents to create the world’s first intercontinental weapons: balloon bombs.
Balloon Bombs — How Japan Killed Americans At Home In WWII
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We had our Bat bomb plan too! Release bats with incendiary things on their legs. Fly under Japanese Roof eaves and burn the paper houses down.
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SGT (Join to see)
It was a good plan but it never came to fruition. In one of the tests the bat flew in a hangar and burned it down along with the commanders jeep. Here's the link.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/
Old, Weird Tech: The Bat Bombs of World War II
The Marine Corps spent $2 million testing an idea cooked up by a Pennsylvania dentist: tiny bats to scatter bombs across Japan
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Yes, the Japanese were also bombing and shelling the mainland in '42 and early '43 directly from submarine-launched aircraft and submarines. This news was suppressed so heavily because they did not want to cause a panic. Luckily, Nimitz played Midway right and the Japanese had to fall back on the balloon bombing blitz.
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SPC Kirk Gilles
There was something more to it about the crystals in the sand ballast bags. They came from a specific beach in Japan. ID'd the location of the source.
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