J2M Raiden and N1K1 2 Shiden Shiden Kai Aces Stilwell’s assault on Myitkyina 1st Edition by Yasuho Izawa, Tony Holmes 9781472812629 147281262X

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ISBN 10: 147281262X

ISBN 13: 9781472812629

Author: Yasuho Izawa, Tony Holmes

An illustrated volume on the Raiden and Shiden, which both proved to be more than a match for Allied Fighters over the Pacific, ideal for those with interest in Japanese aviation during World War 2. Although seen as a replacement for the A6M Zero-sen carrier-based fighter, the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was actually designed as a land-based naval interceptor optimised for speed rather than manoeuvrability. Engine cooling problems for its Mitsubishi Kasai 23 engine, airflow and flight control issues plagued the Raiden’s development, but despite these production delays, aces Sadaaki Akamatsu Yoshihiro Aoki, Susumu Ito and Susumu Ishihara all claimed significant scores in the Raiden. Kawanishi’s N1K family of fighters were privately developed by the manufacturer from the N1K Kyofu floatplane fighter. Again plagued by structural and engine maladies, the N1K1-J Shiden eventually entered frontline service in time to see considerable action in the doomed defence of the Philippines in October 1944. Despite suffering heavy losses, the units equipped with new fighter proved that the N1K could more than hold its own against P-38s and F6Fs. As this volume outlines, the improved N1K2-J Shiden-KAI started to reach the frontline by late 1944 – in time for defence of the Home Islands. Here, it proved to be the best IJN fighter of the war.

Table of contents:

Chapter One: The Need for Interceptors

Chapter Two: Kawanishi Fighters

Chapter Three: N1K1 Kyofu and J2M Raiden in Combat

Chapter Four: N1K1-J Shiden in Combat

Chapter Five: N1K2-J Shiden-kai in Combat

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