Why do people keep calling these "Kamikaze"? The point of the Kamikaze was that there was a human pilot inside, who was going on a suicide mission. These are just inanimate things. Drones, cruise missiles, whatever, NOT kamikaze.

Or else I will start calling all bombs, artillery shells, all munitions that destroy themselves at the target, "kamikaze":

"Germany has agreed to send more kamikaze ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft systems, along with a number of IRIS-T kamikaze anti-aircraft missiles, and 50 Taurus kamikaze cruise missiles." "The US have announced that they would deliver 15,000 new kamikaze artillery shells to Ukraine."

See how silly that is? /rant

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, but it sounds cooler than a 'single-use drone' or a 'guided self-propelled cruise grenade'

[–] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think "loitering munitions" sounds pretty cool, personally.

[–] gifferqqq@artemis.camp 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It makes me think of a couple of suspicious looking missiles hanging out in a hotel lobby

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but possibly literally.

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