Tamiya 61503 - 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 'Propeller Act  [61503]

Tamiya 61503 - 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden \'Propeller Act
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Tamiya
Model:
61503
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Towards Raiden Jack

  • Japan Imperial Navy utilized ground-based interceptors to protect crucial places such as their naval ports. Raiden (Jack) was the first interceptor of Japanese Navy. On November 1939, aircraft make, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, received a manufacturing need from Japanese Navy, beginning the growth of Raiden under the name of '14-Shi interceptor'. The aircraft finished up being essential to allow you to speed more than 600 km/h. it had been also necessary to get high power, and certainly will achieve an altitude of 6000m within five minutes 30 moments. Really the one engine that satisfied these performance needs ended up being the 1430hp, 1.34m diameter Kasei Type 13 engine, initially developed for bomber usage. The 14-Shi interceptor' made its maiden journey on March 1942, but endured propeller dilemmas and bad presence. As a countermeasure, the motor was at reality changed on Kasei Type 23. This new manufacturing aircraft ready with that motor made its maiden journey in October 1942. But since there were also some problems with this model like propeller vibration, approval for practical use of the Type 11 Raiden was not provided until December 1943. For the time being, the armament-bolstered Raiden Type 21 was at reality finished, which showcased four wing-installed, belt-supplied 20mm item firearms. Raiden ended up being present in September 1944 in Corneo, but revealed its genuine power protecting the skies over Japan. Specially, the 302nd Flying Group operating away from Atsugi took good thing about Raiden's higher level and altitude capabilities to shoot along numerous B-29 bombers within the Kanto part of Japan.

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