B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo"

B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 81
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ISBN-10 : 9781472818881
ISBN-13 : 1472818881
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Book Synopsis B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo" by : Donald Nijboer

Download or read book B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo" written by Donald Nijboer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 "Tojo". Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American bomber, the B-29 Superfortress. For the bomber crews, they had what they believed was their 'ace in hole': a fully armed B-29 carried four remotely operated gun turrets and a tail gunner's position, making it the world's most advanced self-defending bomber. In every respect the Ki-44 pilots were fighting a desperate battle. Many who made their mark did so using suicidal ramming attacks or "taiatari". Illustrated with full colour artwork, this volume examines why the Ki-44 was unable to break up bomber formations conventionally during the Pacific War, and how its ramming tactics, while terrifying, graphically revealed Japan's inability to stop the B-29.


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