Tamiya 61078 - 1/48 Nakajima Gekko Type 11 Late Version 田宮軍事模型戰機 雙星孖星  [61078]

The Story of this Gekko (Moonlight)

It absolutely was to be another long-range harassment associated with Japanese outpost of Rabaul, Brand New Britain Island. Inside very early hours of might 21, 1943, the B-17 Flying Fortresses of this 43d Bombardment Group relocated inland, putting on their own in selection of Japanese fighters. The gunners scanned the darkness of the evening sky for enemy aircraft, however it seemed clear. Then, prior to the bomb run could begin, enemy fire pierced the underbelly of the bomber and struck the engines, giving the B-17 crashing to the ocean. The fatal shots originated in the 20mm weapons of fixed-angle, oblique-firing system mounted on a Japanese "Gekko" (Moonlight) evening fighter, your US would later name, "Irving". Its development goes back into 1938, once the Japanese Navy had been planning a twin-engine fighter to support its long-range bombers. The aircraft ended up being required to manage to higher rates and longer range versus "Zero", and corresponding to it with regards to maneuverability. The Nakajima business brought forward a prototype, the 13-Shi Twin-engine Land-Based Fighter (J1N1), which used two 1000hp "Sakae" machines, one on each of its sturdy main wings. Because it proved inferior to single-engine fighters of the time, it had been adopted as a sort 2 Land-based Reconnaissance Aircraft (J1N1-R). But the necessity to counter the nocturnal B-17 bombers within the Southwest Pacific resulted in its conversion into a night-fighter. This change came into being by positioning the armaments to fire at an oblique angle from type of trip, permitting the fighters to swiftly hit the bombers while maintaining a parallel program and speed with a target either above or below.

Exquisite Activity

• 1/48 scale activity is ideal to comprehend the delicate curvatures and subdued detailing of this renowned IJN aircraft.
• Oblique firearms and ammo cases recreated with stunning accuracy. Gun inspection hatch could be modeled in the great outdoors or closed position.
• Model comes with markings for two aircraft and two finely sculpted figures.

The sort 99 20mm No. 2 Fixed Machine Guns

The sort 99 20mm #2 Fixed Machine weapons were installed obliquely on the Gekko. These fearsome tools might be laden up with about 100 bullets each (but frequently, just 90 were packed due the rigidity of springs). Two of those weapons were installed on the upper fuselage and two in the reduced fuselage for a total of four. However, there were some aircraft with three guns on the top but without the lower weapons.