Ohka

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花 "cherry blossom") was a type of airplane rocket, used for suicide attacks by the Empire of Japan in the last months of World War II. The United States gave the aircraft the name Baka (Japanese for "stupid").

It was carried by a bomber that dropped it when close enough to an enemy ship. The pilot guided it to crash with the target. When dropping down, it could go so fast that it was almost impossible to stop it. The operational record of Ohkas used in action includes three ships sunk and three other ships with great damage.

Related pages
 Kamikaze
 Kaiten

 Other websites 

Thunder Gods  1989 book about Ohka squadron
The Cherry Blossom Squadrons  1973 book about Ohka squadron
 The History of Kamikaze Ohka 桜花

Category:World War II Japanese aircraft
Category:Ballistics