Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 114)

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Автор: Nicholas Millman

Название: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 114)

Издательство: Osprey Publishing

Год: 2015

Формат: True PDF

Страниц: 101

Размер: 16 Mb

Язык: English

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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.