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DEFINITION: DRONE.....“The term ‘drone’ broadly encompasses uncrewed systems that operate across various domains—including air, land, sea, underwater, and even space—capable of remote control or autonomous function. These systems, whether flying aircraft, ground rovers, or maritime vessels, are designed to perform military, surveillance, logistical, or civilian tasks without an onboard human presence.”— De Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare (Rogers, 2024, Ch. 3: "Defining Drones"). 

1944: Human-Guided Precision: Kamikaze Tactics as Proto-Cruise Missiles in WWII

How Japan’s manned strikes foreshadowed the logic of modern drone warfare

Overview

 The Japanese kamikaze strategy of 1944–45 is frequently framed as irrational martyrdom, yet a closer examination reveals an early form of precision-strike thinking. Lacking advanced electronic guidance, Japan employed human pilots to manually conduct terminal guidance, effectively acting as biological sensors and processors. This tactic prefigures key components of modern precision-guided munitions (PGMs) and loitering munitions, notably in their prioritization of accuracy, cost-efficiency, and expendability. The Ohka program—though technologically immature—embodied the embryonic idea of autonomous impact delivery. Recent scholarship and military studies on UAVs and drone warfare validate the operational logic behind kamikaze missions, particularly in regard to terminal guidance and mission assurance. This prompt reevaluates kamikaze strikes through a technological lens, using drone warfare principles to explore their strategic foresight and constraints.

Glossary of Terms

1. Kamikaze: Japanese suicide aircraft attacks on Allied naval vessels during WWII.

2. Cruise Missile: A guided missile designed to deliver a payload over long distances with high accuracy.

3. Terminal Guidance: The phase where a weapon adjusts its path to hit a target precisely, often using onboard systems.

4. Ohka (Cherry Blossom): A rocket-powered kamikaze plane with limited range, manually guided by a pilot.

5. Drones (UAVs): Unmanned Aerial Vehicles used for reconnaissance or as weapon delivery platforms.

6. Gyroscopic Control: A basic flight stabilization system used before electronic autopilots.

7. Precision-Guided Munition (PGM): A weapon with the ability to hit a specific target with minimal collateral damage.

8. Cost-Effective Payload Delivery: The use of expendable systems to achieve high-impact strikes without risking skilled personnel.

9. Operational Effectiveness: The ability of a weapon system to produce meaningful results in combat conditions.

10.       Human-in-the-Loop Systems: Military systems requiring human decision-making at key operational stages.

Key Points

1.     Human Guidance as a Substitute for Technology: Kamikaze pilots served as the analog equivalent of modern terminal guidance systems, visually tracking and adjusting their final approach to maximize impact accuracy. This method mirrored the function of contemporary onboard sensors and processors in cruise missiles, providing precision in the absence of automation (Boyle, 2020, Ch. 2; Murray & Millett, 2000, Ch. 18).

2.     Effectiveness Despite Crude Engineering: Despite their basic construction and the pilots' limited training, kamikaze aircraft achieved notable success in striking Allied targets. This demonstrated that human-operated terminal guidance could yield significant lethality, a principle retained in today’s low-cost drone systems designed for precision attacks (Harrel, 2025, Ch. 18; Murray & Millett, 2000, Ch. 18).

3.     The Ohka as a Proto-Cruise Missile: The Ohka, a rocket-powered, human-guided aircraft, embodied the design logic of a cruise missile, integrating propulsion and payload in a streamlined form. While limited by the necessity of a human pilot, the concept laid groundwork for modern loitering munitions and autonomous strike systems (Kreps, 2016, Ch. 2; Beevor, 2012, Ch. 27).

4.     Missed Technological Opportunity: Japan’s reliance on human control meant it failed to pursue autonomous guidance systems. This technological shortfall kept kamikaze tactics dependent on pilot input, whereas subsequent developments in UAV and missile systems realized the potential Ohka only foreshadowed (Fahlstrom et al., 2022, Ch. 1; Overy, 1996, Ch. 9).

5.     Operational Costs and Training Efficiency: The kamikaze strategy prioritized economy by using cheaply built aircraft and minimizing pilot training. This economic model persists in the logic of contemporary suicide drones, which replace costly human capital with inexpensive electronic systems (Cronin, 2019, Ch. 8; Roberts, 2009, Ch. 21).

6.     Legacy in Modern Drone Warfare: The tactical ethos of kamikaze attacks survives in modern loitering munitions like the Shahed or Switchblade drones, which emphasize affordable, precision-targeted lethality during their final flight phase—validating the kamikaze’s foundational logic (Harrel, 2025, Ch. 18; Weinberg, 1994, Ch. 16).

7.     Strategic Limitations Without Automation: Kamikaze operations suffered from the unreliability and variability inherent in human control. The subsequent shift toward automated PGMs and drone systems corrected these limitations, minimizing error and enhancing precision in high-risk missions (Boyle, 2020, Ch. 3; Mawdsley, 2020, Ch. 16).

8.     Psychological and Tactical Impact: Beyond physical destruction, kamikaze tactics exerted psychological pressure on Allied sailors, much like modern drones can cause moral fatigue and stress among targeted forces. This dual-purpose effect underscores the enduring relevance of shock value in precision warfare (Harrel, 2025, Ch. 18; Hastings, 2011, Ch. 22).

9.     Conceptual Continuity with UAV Missions: The core principles of kamikaze strikes—focused lethality, expendability, and precision—have matured into the UAV missions of today. These platforms now employ automated systems but follow the same operational logic prioritizing impact over survivability (Kreps, 2016, Ch. 6; Murray & Millett, 2000, Ch. 18).

10.  Biological vs. Digital Terminal Guidance: In WWII, the human brain functioned as the terminal processor for kamikaze missions. Modern weapon systems use digital processors, inertial navigation, and AI to deliver similar outcomes—greater precision with less risk and more scalability (Fahlstrom et al., 2022, Ch. 2; Mawdsley, 2020, Ch. 16).

Bibliography

1.     Murray, W. & Millett, A.R. (2000) A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War. Ch. 18.

2.     Germany and the Second World War Vol. VII (2015) The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia, 1943–1945. Ch. 6.

3.     Roberts, A. (2009) The Storm of War. Ch. 21.

4.     Mawdsley, E. (2020) World War II: A New History. Ch. 16.

5.     Overy, R. (1996) Why the Allies Won. Ch. 9.

6.     Boyle, M.J. (2020) The Drone Age: How Drone Technology Will Change War and Peace. Ch. 2, 3.

7.     Cronin, A.K. (2019) Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation Is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists. Ch. 8.

8.     Kreps, S.E. (2016) Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know. Ch. 2, 6.

9.     Fahlstrom, P.G., Gleason, T.J., & Sadraey, M.H. (2022) Introduction to UAV Systems. Ch. 1–2.

10.  Harrel, J.S. (2025) The Russian-Ukrainian War, 2023: A Second Year of Hell and the Dawn of Drone Warfare. Ch. 18.

11.  Beevor, A. (2012) The Second World War. Ch. 27.

12.  Weinberg, G.L. (1994) A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II. Ch. 16.

13.  Hastings, M. (2011) All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939–45. Ch. 22.