Description
| Product ID: | 9781472829740 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Duel |
| Title: | Hellcat vs Shiden/Shiden-Kai |
| Subtitle: | Pacific Theater 1944–45 |
| Authors: | Author: Tony Holmes, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Second World War, Warfare and defence, Air forces and warfare, Military vehicles, Military history, Second World War, Warfare & defence, Air forces & warfare, Military aircraft, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The last quality Japanese fighter, the Shiden/Shiden-Kai was tasked with holding the line against the massed squadrons of American aircraft in the dying days of the Pacific War. By the early months of 1944 in the Pacific, the US Navy''s burgeoning force of carrier-based F6F-3/5 Hellcats had pretty much wiped the skies clear of Japanese fighters during a series of one-sided aerial engagements. However, starting in October they faced the superb Kawanishi N1K1/2 Shiden/Shiden-Kai, a formidable fighter with improved armament, a powerful engine, and excellent maneuvrability that in contrast to earlier Japanese fighters had the ability to withstand a greater degree of battle damage. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-01-24 |
