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Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Taschenbuch von Nicholas Millman
Sprache: Englisch

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This is the story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2. The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan's doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100. This book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.
This is the story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2. The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan's doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100. This book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.
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Nicholas Millman
Zusammenfassung
The Ki-61 Hien (Flying Swallow) was the only inline engined (liquid-cooled) monoplane fighter to be used operationally by the Japanese armed forces during World War 2, and when first encountered by Allied pilots was presumed to be of Italian origin rather than a homegrown machine. The Ki-61 was committed in quantity to the fighting over New Guinea but was plagued by engine problems, which together with other factors, and despite the valiant efforts of its pilots, seriously impeded its undoubted impact on the campaign. Used operationally on other fronts, but only in small numbers, it never achieved its expected potential. During the air defence of Japan it became the equipment of several elite fighter units, and when the airframe was expediently but successfully married to a radial bomber engine due to a shortage of the original in-line engines, it became the formidable Ki-100 Goshikisen, the mount of several notable aces in the closing months of the war.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction /A Difficult Birth /The Rush to Combat - New Guinea 1943-44 /Attrition - The Philippines and South-East Asia /The Noose Tightens - The Island Campaigns /A Desperate Battle - The Air Defence of Japan /Seven Week Fighter - the Ki-100 /Appendices
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 96
Reihe: Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
ISBN-13: 9781780962955
ISBN-10: 1780962959
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Millman, Nicholas
Illustrator: Olsthoorn, Ronnie
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
Maße: 249 x 182 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Nicholas Millman
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2015
Gewicht: 0,311 kg
preigu-id: 121074526
Über den Autor
Nicholas Millman
Zusammenfassung
The Ki-61 Hien (Flying Swallow) was the only inline engined (liquid-cooled) monoplane fighter to be used operationally by the Japanese armed forces during World War 2, and when first encountered by Allied pilots was presumed to be of Italian origin rather than a homegrown machine. The Ki-61 was committed in quantity to the fighting over New Guinea but was plagued by engine problems, which together with other factors, and despite the valiant efforts of its pilots, seriously impeded its undoubted impact on the campaign. Used operationally on other fronts, but only in small numbers, it never achieved its expected potential. During the air defence of Japan it became the equipment of several elite fighter units, and when the airframe was expediently but successfully married to a radial bomber engine due to a shortage of the original in-line engines, it became the formidable Ki-100 Goshikisen, the mount of several notable aces in the closing months of the war.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction /A Difficult Birth /The Rush to Combat - New Guinea 1943-44 /Attrition - The Philippines and South-East Asia /The Noose Tightens - The Island Campaigns /A Desperate Battle - The Air Defence of Japan /Seven Week Fighter - the Ki-100 /Appendices
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 96
Reihe: Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
ISBN-13: 9781780962955
ISBN-10: 1780962959
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Millman, Nicholas
Illustrator: Olsthoorn, Ronnie
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
Maße: 249 x 182 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Nicholas Millman
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.11.2015
Gewicht: 0,311 kg
preigu-id: 121074526
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