P-40 Warhawk Vs Ki-43 Oscar: China 1944-45 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846032950)

Known for the distinctive "sharkmouths" 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 armor 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.

Author: Carl Molesworth
ISBN-10: 1846032954
ISBN-13: 9781846032950
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2008
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.20d