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Japanese Special Attack Units
During the Second World War, , also abbreviated to 特攻隊, tokkōtai), also called shimbu-tai by the IJA, were specialized units normally used for suicide missions. They included kamikaze bombers, Fukuryu ("Crouching Dragon", suicide scuba divers who would swim under boats and use explosives mounted on bamboo poles to destroy both the boat and themselves), and several types of suicide ships and submarines.
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