Japanese Military Aircraft, Fighters of the Japanese Army, 1939-1945 - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 8496016870 ISBN 13: 9788496016873

Casa editrice: Quiron Ediciones, 2007

Riassunto

Until the Royal Air Force captured a Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa virtually intact in the spring of 1942, Allied pilots knew little about the planes they were meeting in the air, and even less about the Japanese Army Air Force units opposing them. The situation has improved very little over the years. JAAF records of the air war in the Pacific are necessarily sketchy, since some units -- including the 77th fighter sentai that bore the brunt of combat against the AVG -- were destroyed during the terrible retreats of 1944 and 1945. The basic Japanese air combat unit was the sentai, equivalent to a USAAF group, though with only half the aircraft. With an effective strength of between 30 and 40 aircraft, the sentai was commanded by a major or lieutenant colonel who was himself a flying officer. Moving up the chain of command, two or more sentais -- often a fighter group, a heavy-bomber group, and a light-bomber or ground-support group -- made up a hikodan, equivalent to a USAAF wing and usually commanded by a colonel. Two or more hikodans made up a hikoshidan, equivalent to a geographical air force and commanded by a general officer.

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A thoroughly useful guide to the mysteries of the Imperial Japanese Armies organisation and marking systems. It provides plenty of modelling inspiration and is surely an essential guide for anyone with an interest in WWII Japanese subject. --Air Modeller, 03/2008

Here you will find a mass of colour profiles and artwork, plenty of useful text on unit markings and camouflage... all the stuff you need to know to build a model kit, without any of the bits you don't need getting in the way... --Scale Aviation Modeller. 10/2008

Given that Japanese Military Aviation has been a largely ignored topic in English language publications, these volumes are a very welcome addition, and a must have for any serious fan of modelling Japanese WWII aircraft. They will provide endless amounts of inspiration in terms of markings, will answer a great many questions that will arise during research, as well as providing an entertaining read. I would rate all three of these books very highly. --Scale Aircraft Modelling, 03/2009

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• Editore: Quiron Ediciones
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 8496016870
• ISBN 13: 9788496016873
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 119