Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78096-295-5 (ISBN)
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.
Nicholas Millman is one of Britain’s leading researchers of Japanese military aviation. In addition to publishing articles in specialist journals, his own range of reference materials and supporting the research of other authors, he runs a website dedicated to the subject which attracts visitors from 175 countries. He is a member of Pacific Air War History Associates, an exclusive international group of authors and researchers working in this specialist field. Having spent much of his working life in the Far East he has an abiding interest in the history of military aviation in this part of the world, and first hand knowledge of the geography, languages and people. Ronnie Olsthoorn was born and raised in the Netherlands, where he studied aeronautical engineering. After graduating he chose to become a professional artist and soon moved to the UK. Currently a freelancer, Ronnie has created artwork for 15 computer games and even more aviation books.
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.11.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Aircraft of the Aces |
| Illustrationen | Ronnie Olsthoorn |
| Zusatzinfo | 90 b/w; 32 col |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 184 x 248 mm |
| Gewicht | 308 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78096-295-9 / 1780962959 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78096-295-5 / 9781780962955 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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