P-47d Thunderbolt Vs Ki-43-II Oscar: New Guinea 1943-44 9781472840912

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Автор: Claringbould Michael John
Название: P-47d Thunderbolt Vs Ki-43-II Oscar: New Guinea 1943-44
ISBN: 9781472840912
Издательство: Osprey
Классификация:

Военная история

Вторая мировая война

Военные действия и оборона

Военно-воздушные силы и военные действия

Военная авиация

ISBN-10: 1472840917
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 80
Вес: 0.13 кг.
Дата издания: 21.07.2020
Серия: Duel
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps and photographs.
Размер: 183 x 247 x 8
Подзаголовок: New guinea 1943вђ“44
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Поставляется из: Англии
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An extensively researched and accurate examination of the eight-month confrontation between two key World War II fighter planes in New Guinea.

Although New Guineas Thunderbolt pilots faced several different types of enemy aircraft in capricious tropical conditions, by far their most common adversary was the Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa, codenamed Oscar by the Allies. These two opposing fighters were the products of two radically different design philosophies. The Thunderbolt was heavy, fast, and packed a massive punch thanks to its battery of eight 0.50-cal machine guns, while the Oscar was the complete opposite in respect to fighter design philosophy--lightweight, nimble, maneuverable, and lightly armed. It was, nonetheless, deadly in the hands of an experienced pilot. The Thunderbolt commenced operations in New Guinea with a series of bomber escort missions in mid-1943, and its firepower and superior speed soon saw Fifth Air Force fighter command deploying elite groups of P-47s to Wewak, on the northern coast. Flying from there, they would pick off unwary enemy aircraft during dedicated fighter patrols. The Thunderbolt pilots in New Guinea slowly wore down their Japanese counterparts by continual combat and deadly strafing attacks, but nevertheless, the Ki-43-II remained a worthy opponent deterrent up until Hollandia was abandoned by the IJAAF in April 1944.

Fully illustrated throughout with artwork and rare photographs, this fascinating book examines these two vastly different fighters in the New Guinea theater, and assesses the unique geographic conditions that shaped their deployment and effectiveness.

P-47d Thunderbolt Vs Ki-43-II Oscar: New Guinea 1943-44, Claringbould Michael John