P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar

P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 9781782006848
ISBN-13 : 1782006842
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Book Synopsis P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar by : Carl Molesworth

Download or read book P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar written by Carl Molesworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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