| Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko 'Betty' Units of World War 2 Contributor(s): Tagaya, Osamu (Author), Styling, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 184176082X ISBN-13: 9781841760827 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: The most produced Japanese bomber of the war the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during the opening year of the war. However, to achieve this, the aircraft was built with very little protective armour for its crew or fuel tanks, and Allied pilots soon exposed its extreme vulnerability. In the first in a series of volumes examining the key Japanese aircraft of WW2, Dr Osamu Tagaya details the G4M's extensive combat history, and lists all the units which operated the bomber. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Aviation - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 940.544 |
| LCCN: 2003430639 |
| Series: Combat Aircraft |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 7.2" W x 9.71" (0.80 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Japanese - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most produced Japanese bomber of the World War II (1939-1945), the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during the opening year of the war. However, to achieve this, the aircraft was built with very little protective armour for its crew or fuel tanks, and Allied pilots soon exposed its extreme vulnerability. In the first in a series of volumes examining the key Japanese aircraft of WW2, Dr Osamu Tagaya details the G4M's extensive combat history, and lists all the units which operated the bomber. |