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F4F Wildcat vs A6M Zero-sen

Pacific Theater 1942

Edward M Young author Jim Laurier illustrator Gareth Hector illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:20th Aug '13

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F4F Wildcat vs A6M Zero-sen cover

This fully illustrated account reveals how US pilots quickly learned to avoid dogfights with the Zero-sen and developed tactics that enabled the Wildcat to hold its own against its more nimble opponent in the skies over the Pacific.

The duel between Japan’s superb Mitsubishi A6M Zero and the USA’s rugged Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1942 represented the clash of two contrasting design philosophies and naval fighter doctrines.

The Grumman F4F Wildcat and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were contemporaries, although designed to very different requirements. The Wildcat, ruggedly built to survive the rigors of carrier operations, was the best carrier fighter the US Navy had available when the USA entered World War II, and it remained the principal fighter for the US Navy and the US Marine Corps until 1942–43. With a speed greater than 300mph, exceptional manoeuvrability, long range, and an impressive armament the slick Zero-sen could out-perform any Allied fighter in 1941–42.

This fully illustrated account of the battles between the Wildcat and the Zero-sen during 1942 represent a classic duel in which pilots flying a nominally inferior fighter successfully developed air-combat tactics that negated the strengths of their opponent.

In a sentence this is a truly authoritative and greatly pleasant book. - Aerospace Magazines

ISBN: 9781780963228

Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 8mm

Weight: 267g

80 pages