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Offline lyric1

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Japanese air to air.
« on: February 16, 2014, 03:13:14 PM »
Like the Germans the Japanese had air to air rockets. Not a huge success for them but they also didn't know how effective the few times they tried them as in this instance.

N1K2-J,s used them & this is that story from both sides of what happened.
With photographs taken at the time of the attack.

 






Picture of one of the 343rd N1K2-J's with one of the rocket rails visible over the shoulder of one of the ground crew.



http://www.j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=3477.0

http://www.j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=12827.0

http://www.scribd.com/doc/69733936/USSBS-Report-63-Japanese-Air-Weapons-and-Tactics

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=96475


Offline Rich46yo

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Re: Japanese air to air.
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2014, 04:30:24 AM »
Great story. TY
"flying the aircraft of the Red Star"