Nijboer, D./Laurier, J. (Illustr.)/Hector, G. (Illustr.) B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo". Pacific 1944-45

Name: Nijboer, D./Laurier, J. (Illustr.)/Hector, G. (Illustr.): B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo". Pacific 1944-45
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English text, paperback, many bw- and colour illustrations. 80 pages.

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By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 "Tojo." Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American bomber, the B-29 Superfortress.

For the bomber crews, they had what they believed was their "ace in hole": a fully armed B-29 carried four remotely operated gun turrets and a tail gunner's position, making it the world's most advanced self-defending bomber. In every respect the Ki-44 pilots were fighting a desperate battle. Many who made their mark did so using suicidal ramming attacks or "Taiatari." Illustrated with full color artwork, this volume examines why the Ki-44 was unable to break up bomber formations conventionally during the Pacific War, and how its ramming tactics, while terrifying, graphically revealed Japan's inability to stop the B-29.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Nijboer, D./Laurier, J. (Illustr.)/Hector, G. (Illustr.)
Title: B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo". Pacific 1944-45
Details: English text, paperback, many bw- and colour illustrations. 80 pages.
Series: Osprey - Duel
State: new

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