Tamiya 61503 - 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 'Propeller Act 三菱 田宮軍事模型發動螺旋槳飛機系列 雙星孖星  [61503]

Concerning the Raiden Jack

• Japan Imperial Navy utilized ground-based interceptors to protect important places such as for instance their naval ports. Raiden (Jack) had been the first interceptor associated with Japanese Navy. On November 1939, aircraft make, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, received a manufacturing need from the Japanese Navy, beginning the growth of Raiden beneath the name of &39;14-Shi interceptor&39;. The aircraft had been required to manage to speed greater than 600 km/h. it absolutely was also required to own high energy, enabling it to achieve an altitude of 6000m within 5 moments 30 seconds. Truly the only engine that fulfilled these performance demands ended up being the 1430hp, 1.34m diameter Kasei Type 13 motor, initially developed for bomber usage. The 14-Shi interceptor&39; made its maiden flight on March 1942, but suffered from propeller dilemmas and bad exposure. As a countermeasure, the motor was changed towards the Kasei Type 23. The latest manufacturing aircraft equipped with that motor made its maiden flight in October 1942. But since there were additionally some difficulties with this model such as for instance propeller vibration, approval for practical utilization of the Type 11 Raiden was not offered until December 1943. In the meantime, the armament-bolstered Raiden Type 21 had been finished, which featured four wing-installed, belt-supplied 20mm device firearms. Raiden was first utilized in September 1944 in Corneo, but revealed its true strength defending the skies over Japan. Specifically, the 302nd Flying Group situated in Atsugi took benefit of Raiden&39;s high rate and altitude capabilities to shoot straight down numerous B-29 bombers throughout the Kanto region of Japan.