During the Battle of the Leyte Gulf on October 25, 1944, Japan resorted to drastic measures as they tried to turn the tide of WW2. When Japanese pilots spotted American warships below they unleashed the divine wind, or as it is more commonly know, the kamikaze. For the remainder of the Second World War thousands of kamikaze pilots would try and crash into American ships in a terrifying display of courage. This method of attack is incredibly famous, but was it actually effective?

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