| The Japanese were normally the ultimate team players with all traces of individuality discouraged. For instance, it was observed that bomber formations dropped all their bombs at once as soon as the master bomber in the lead aircraft dropped his.
The exception was the fighter pilots who saw themselves as modern (or reincarnated) Samurai, fighting individually in single combat. Ironically, and unfortunately for them, fighter pilots need to be just as much disciplined team players as any other group. |