Product Description

During the Pacific War, which ended about 80 years ago, the Japanese and Allied forces fought deadly battles on land, sea, and air, using a variety of weapons.
The weapons that both sides sent out, risking the fate of their countries, are still of interest to military, mechanic, and war history fans today.
This book explains representative Japanese military weapons, such as ships, aircraft, and land-based weapons, as well as the weapons of their rival Allied forces, with the aid of CG illustrations and color drawings, and compares their respective performance.

The content of the ship section includes Yamato-class vs. Iowa-class, Shokaku-class vs. Yorktown-class, Takao-class vs. New Orleans-class, Mogami-class vs. Brooklyn-class, Kagero-class/Yugumo-class vs. Fletcher-class, and Type B cruiser submarine vs. Gato-class.
The aircraft section includes Zero Model 21 vs F4F Wildcat, Shiden Kai vs F4U Corsair, G4M land-based attack aircraft vs B-25 Mitchell, Suisei vs SB2C Helldiver, Ki-4 Fighter vs Hurricane, Ki-4 Fighter vs P-51 Mustang, and Type 160 Reconnaissance Aircraft vs Mosquito, etc.
The land weapons section includes the Type 95 light tank vs. the M3 Stuart light tank, the Type 97/Improved medium tank vs. the M4 Sherman medium tank, and the Type 9 field gun vs. the M1 75mm howitzer.
This is the definitive weapons encyclopedia, large A4 size, full color, and packed with visual elements.

[table of contents]
- Ship edition
Yamato-class battleship vs. Iowa-class battleship
South Dakota and North Carolina class battleships
Nagato-class battleship vs. Colorado-class battleship
Ise-class battleship vs. Pennsylvania-class battleship
Fuso-class battleship vs Nevada-class battleship
Kongo-class battleship vs. Alaska-class large cruiser
Aircraft Carrier Akagi/Kaga vs Lexington-class Aircraft Carrier
Shokaku-class aircraft carrier vs Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Aircraft Carrier Soryu/Hiryu vs. Aircraft Carrier Wasp
Aircraft carrier Taiho/Shinano vs Essex class aircraft carrier
Zuiho-class/Junyo-class aircraft carriers vs Independence-class light aircraft carriers
Myoko-class heavy cruiser vs Northampton-class heavy cruiser
Takao-class heavy cruiser vs. New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
Tone-class heavy cruiser vs. Wichita heavy cruiser
5500 ton light cruiser vs Omaha class light cruiser
Mogami-class light cruiser/heavy cruiser vs Brooklyn-class light cruiser
Agano-class heavy cruiser vs. Cleveland-class heavy cruiser
Akizuki-class destroyer vs. Atlanta-class light cruiser
Special type destroyer vs Mahan class destroyer
Kagero/Yūgumo class destroyers vs. Fletcher class destroyers
Destroyer Shimakaze and light cruiser Oyoodo
Matsu-class destroyer vs. US escort destroyer
Submarine Otsu class vs Gato class submarine
Kaidai Type VII vs Tambor class submarine
Special Submarine Type vs. Shulkuf Submarine
Japanese coastal defense ship

- Aircraft edition
Zero Fighter Model 21 vs F4F Wildcat
Zero Fighter Model 52 vs F6F Hellcat
Battle of Shiden Kai vs F4U Corsair
Battle of Raiden vs P-47 Thunderbolt
Night Battle: Gekko vs P-61 Black Widow
G45 vs B-25 Mitchell
Land Bomber Ginga vs A-26 Invader
Type 99 Carrier Bomber vs SBD Dauntless
Ship bomber Comet vs SB2C Helldiver
97 Carrier Attack Plane vs TBD Devastator
Tenzan vs TBD Avenger
The Saiun and Zuiun Fleet Reconnaissance Planes
Land attack plane Renzan vs B-17 Flying Fortress
Zero-type Seaplane Reconnaissance Vehicle vs OS2U Kingfisher
H8M vs PBY Catalina
Type 1 Fighter vs Hurricane
Type 2 Fighter vs P-40 Warhawk
H8M vs Beaufighter
Ki-61 vs P-38 Lightning
Ki-4 Fighter vs P-51 Mustang
Type 97 Heavy Bomber vs A-20 Havoc
Type 4 Heavy Bomber vs B-26 Marauder
1 - - Shikishi Detective vs Mosquito
B-24 and B-29

- Land Warfare Weapons
Type 95 light tank vs. M3 light tank
Type 97 medium tank vs M4 medium tank
G45 tank vs M10 self-propelled anti-tank gun
Type 9 field gun vs. M1 75mm howitzer
Type 92 10cm Kano vs M2A1 105mm howitzer
Type 96 15cm Howitzer vs M1 155mm Howitzer
Type 92 heavy machine gun vs. M1919 heavy machine gun
Type 96 light machine gun vs Browning M1918 automatic rifle (BAR)

Format: A4
Number of pages: 120 pages

Product Specifications

Item code

216364

ISBN code

9784802216364

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