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Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko ‘Betty’ Units of World War 2
Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko ‘Betty’ Units of World War 2
Description
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.
Table of Contents
THE RIKKO CONCEPT
CHAPTER TWO
INTO SERVICE
CHAPTER THREE
ON THE CUTTING EDGE
CHAPTER FOUR
HARD LUCK UNIT
CHAPTER FIVE
THWARTED OBJECTIVES
CHAPTER SIX
GUADALCANAL – FUNERAL PYRE OF THE RIKKO
CHAPTER SEVEN
OPERATION I-GO
CHAPTER EIGHT
JINRAI – DIVINE THUNDER
APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX
Product details
| Published | 20 Jan 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 112 |
| ISBN | 9781472800503 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 87 b/w; 39 col |
| Series | Combat Aircraft |
| Short code | COM 22 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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