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P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar: China 1944–45

By Carl Molesworth

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2008
ISBN
1846032954, 9781846032950
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4118590 bytes)
Series
Duel 8
Edition
Paperback
Pages
80\82
Library
mirageswar
Time added
2019-01-12 23:33:03

Description

Known for the distinctive "sharkmouths" 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 armor 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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