:This article's about the suicide torpedo. For other meanings, see Kaiten (disambiguation). The Kaiten (translated "the turn toward heaven," "Turning of the Heavens," was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II. Early designs allowed for the pilot to escape after the final acceleration toward the target, although whether this could've been done successfully's doubtful. There's no record of any pilot attempting to escape… (More on Kaiten)