<P> Kamikaze ( 神風 , ( kamiꜜkaze ) ; `` divine wind '' or `` spirit wind '' ) , officially Tokubetsu Kōgekitai ( 特別 攻撃 隊 , `` Special Attack Unit '' ) , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who initiated suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II , designed to destroy warships more effectively than possible with conventional air attacks . About 3,800 kamikaze pilots died during the war , and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by kamikaze attacks . </P>
<P> Kamikaze ( 神風 , ( kamiꜜkaze ) ; `` divine wind '' or `` spirit wind '' ) , officially Tokubetsu Kōgekitai ( 特別 攻撃 隊 , `` Special Attack Unit '' ) , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who initiated suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II , designed to destroy warships more effectively than possible with conventional air attacks . About 3,800 kamikaze pilots died during the war , and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by kamikaze attacks . </P>
what was the main target of the japanese kamikaze pilots
what was the main target of the japanese kamikaze pilots
Allied naval vessels
Allied naval vessels