P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar : China 1944 45 PDF
by Molesworth Carl Molesworth
Illustrated by Laurier Jim Laurier
Part of the Duel series
Description
Known for the distinctive 'sharkmouth' decoration on their noses, P-40 fighters first saw combat in China during World War II.
Their most common adversary was the Japanese Nakajima Ki-43, nicknamed 'Oscar.' Carl Molesworth describes and explains the design and development of these two foes, the products of two vastly different philosophies of fighter design.
The P-40 was heavily armed and sturdy with armour protection and self-sealing fuel tanks, but paid for this with the loss of speed and a sluggish performance at altitude.
The Ki-43 was a rapier to the battleaxe P-40 and the Ki-43 was immensely nimble, though with less firepower and durability.
This book examines these two different fighters, and the pilots who flew them over China, with an action-packed text, rare photographs and digital artwork.
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- Pages:80 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publication Date:20/11/2012
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- ISBN:9781782007463
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:80 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publication Date:20/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781782007463
