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Platinum delivery campaign taken place nationwide in Japan from the end of July to December 15, 1944.
People did not know campaign's exact purpose.

According to a Mitsubishi's history book "Shusui", 1,600kg platinum was necessary to produce 2,500ton/month of hydrogen peroxide solution constantly as T-stoff fuel for the J8M rocket fighter (Japanese version of the Me-163 Komet). Said finally secured almost double during the period.

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