P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar
China 1944–45
(Duel 8)
Author: Carl Molesworth
Illustrator: Jim Laurier
US Price: $17.95
UK Price: £12.99
Canadian Price: $21.00
Paperback; March 2008; 80 pages; ISBN: 9781846032950
About this book
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.
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_detail.php/title=T2954
全站熱搜
留言列表
