Seafire vs A6M Zero - Pacific Theatre

Informationen zum Autor Donald Nijboer Klappentext Products of vastly different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat, and never should have. The Zero, extremely nimble at low speeds was purpose-built as a shipboard fighter. In contrast, the Spitfire was intended to operate from established airfields, and needed to be adapted as a carrier fighter. The book examines these two iconic fighters and their two very different histories, using fantastic artwork and first hand accounts to illustrate the last aerial duel of World War II, as the British Seafire overcame its critics to emerge victorious over the Japanese Zero.Never designed to fly from an aircraft carrier, the Spitfire was rushed into service by the British Admiralty. Often criticized for its poor performance as a 'carrier fighter', the Seafire, after much hard work, would prove itself to be the best pure carrier interceptor of the war and more than a match for the much-vaunted Mitsubishi Zero. Zusammenfassung Products of vastly different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat, and never should have. The Zero, extremely nimble at low speeds was purpose-built as a shipboard fighter. In contrast, the Spitfire was intended to operate from established airfields, and needed to be adapted as a carrier fighter. The book examines these two iconic fighters and their two very different histories, using fantastic artwork and first hand accounts to illustrate the last aerial duel of World War II, as the British Seafire overcame its critics to emerge victorious over the Japanese Zero. Inhaltsverzeichnis ¿ Introduction ¿ Chronology ¿ Design and Development ¿ The Strategic Situation ¿ Technical Specifications ¿ The Combatants ¿ Combat ¿ Statistics and analysis ¿ Aftermath/conclusion ¿ Bibliography/Further Reading ¿ Glossary

Product details

• Authors: Jim Laurier, Donald Nijboer, Donald Nijoboer
• Assisted by: Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2009
• EAN: 9781846034336
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-433-6
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Duel; Duel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, European History, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, HISTORY / Military / Pictorial, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Military aircraft