Overview
Nakajima K-43 Hayabusa, code-named Oscar by the Allies, was the Imperial Japanese Army's equivalent of the Zero fighter in service with the Imperial Navy. In combat units the machine replaced the aging Ki-27. Manufactured in large numbers, the fighter remained in frontline service until the end of the war. By the time its final version entered production, the development of its successor - the Ki-84 - had already started. The Ki-43 was a very maneuverable machine, but in many areas it was inferior to its adversaries. Despite its fragile design, poor armament and almost no armored protection, the Ki-43 was well-liked by the Japanese pilots and it became a symbol of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. Hayabusa was the pinnacle of the Japanese fighter design development until the lessons learned in the Pacific laid the ground for new approaches to the construction of tactical aircraft. 92 archival photographs; colour profiles
Full Product Details
Author: Dariusz Paduch
Publisher: Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
Imprint: Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
ISBN: 9788366673939
ISBN 10: 8366673936
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 28 May 2022
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...the photos represent a cross section of captured machines, as well as some Japanese wartime photos, and color profiles. -- Large Scale Planes ...there are a lot of nice period photos as a section that provides full color profiles. -- ModelingMadness.Com ...a neat book about the Japanese Oscar. -- AMPS Indianapolis
...there are a lot of nice period photos as a section that provides full color profiles. -- ModelingMadness.Com ...a neat book about the Japanese Oscar. -- AMPS Indianapolis
The weathering effects on the paint on several of the aircraft shown is interesting. -- IPMS/USA If you're looking for more information on the Ki-43's operational history Kagero's second monograph is a great place to start; particularly if you're looking for period photographs of some of the Hayabusa's more interesting and complex camouflage patterns. -- Internet Modeler ...the photos represent a cross section of captured machines, as well as some Japanese wartime photos, and color profiles. -- Large Scale Planes ...there are a lot of nice period photos as a section that provides full color profiles. -- ModelingMadness.Com ...a neat book about the Japanese Oscar. -- AMPS Indianapolis
...a neat book about the Japanese Oscar. -- AMPS Indianapolis
