P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar - China 1944-45 (Osprey)

This is the account of machines of war pitted against each other and the combatants who operated them.  Step onto the battlefield and immerse yourself in the experience of real historic combat.

Known for the distinctive 'sharkmouth' 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 armour 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.

Colour artwork - Photographs - Unrivalled detail - Cutaway artwork

Author: Carl Molesworth

Size : Paperback format, 80 pages,  with colour and b&w photos, colour profiles and artwork.

ISBN:  978 1 84603 295 0

Brand new, mint condition.  With one or two minor marks on the covers.

Other books in this series are available in my Ebay shop

UK postage is £2.70.  Overseas surface mail is £7.50.