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Title: Japanese air to air.
Post by: lyric1 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.

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(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/Kawanishi%20%20Shiden%20Kai/101-b1b8c73ea8_zpse0d46317.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/Kawanishi%20%20Shiden%20Kai/101-b1b8c73ea8_zpse0d46317.jpg.html)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/Kawanishi%20%20Shiden%20Kai/102-1f69b3982d_zpsd632de1e.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/Kawanishi%20%20Shiden%20Kai/102-1f69b3982d_zpsd632de1e.jpg.html)


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://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/Kawanishi%20%20Shiden%20Kai/img261_zps9426e977.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/Kawanishi%20%20Shiden%20Kai/img261_zps9426e977.jpg.html)

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

Title: Re: Japanese air to air.
Post by: Rich46yo on February 17, 2014, 04:30:24 AM

Great story. TY