{"product_id":"b29-superfortress-vs-ki44-tojo-9781472818867","title":"B29 Superfortress vs Ki44 Tojo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 Tojo. Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American bomber, the B-29 Superfortress. For the bomber crews, they had what they believed was their ace in hole': a fully armed B-29 carried four remotely operated gun turrets and a tail gunner''s position, making it the world''s most advanced self-defending bomber.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn every respect the Ki-44 pilots were fighting a desperate battle. Many who made their mark did so using suicidal ramming attacks or taiatari. Illustrated with full colour artwork, this volume examines why the Ki-44 was unable to break up bomber formations conventionally during the Pacific War, and how its ramming tactics, while terrifying, graphically revealed Japan''s inability to stop the B-29.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \/Chronology\/ Design and Development \/Technical Specifications \/The Strategic Situation \/The Combatants \/Combat \/Statistics and Analysis \/Aftermath \/Further Reading \/Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019908514135,"sku":"9781472818867","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/b29-superfortress-vs-ki44-tojo-9781472818867","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}