What was Kamikaze all about?

Kamikaze means 'divine wind' and was the name given to pilots who became suicide bombers, just aiming their planes at American ships and piloting them into the ship. Was a major concern to the Americans as a plane travelling at several hundred miles an hour plunging towards the ship also caused consternation to the gunners trying to shoot them down, knowing that if they failed the ship would almost certainly be sunk or very badly damaged.