Nakajima B5N 'Kate' and B6N 'Jill' Units

Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named ''Kate'') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It also contributed to the sinking of the US aircraft carriers USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, and USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Its replacement, the Nakajima B6N ''Jill'', while a marked improvement over its illustrious predecessor, was never able to achieve its full potential in combat due to advances in Allied aircraft, finding itself relegated to the dreaded Kamikaze strikes in the latter part of the war.Using previously unpublished photographs as well as colour illustrations, this book will cover the history of the ''Kate'' and ''Jill'' torpedo/attack bombers, including their design and development, as well as the combat highs and lows of the Imperial Japanese Navy''s premier torpedo-bombers.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Chambers, Mark Holmes Chambers, Tony Holmes, Tony (Editor) Holmes, Tony Chambers Holmes, Holmes Tony, Jim Laurier
• Con la collaborazione di: Jim Laurier (Illustrazione), Jim (Illustrator) Laurier (Illustrazione), Laurier Jim (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781472818744
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1874-4
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Serie: Combat Aircraft; Combat Aircraft
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Japan, HISTORY / Military / World War II, military history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, Military aircraft