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I agree with all here. I, too, did not think it was anything from the LW but posted it along with the caption for "discussion' sake!
 
Yup.....


HMS Glowworm (H92) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 
She rammed it??????
Actually, the entire encounter was a heck of a fight, the skipper of the Admiral Hipper never allowed the Glowworm a chance to fully engage because he kept the Hipper's bow directed at the destroyer during most of the fight.

It was also the Captain of the Admiral Hipper, Captain Heye, that provided recommendation to the British Admiralty, that lead to the VC being awarded to the Glowworm's C/O, Lt Cdr Roope, for his bravery. (Sadly, it was posthumous)
 
Holy 163, Batman, was not aware of a Japanese version. Off to Google that.

Geo
Yep, they had these and more. The Kayaba aircraft seen above are trainers.

This was the real deal: The Mitsubishi J8M1



People are so infatuated by the German's "Luft '46" aircraft, they forget that Japan had quite a test prototype program going as well. And much like Germany, Japan was tossing together some real acts of desperation, too.
 

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