Название: F6F Hellcat vs A6M Zero-sen: Pacific Theater 1943-44
Автор: Edward M. Young, Jim Laurier Gareth Hector
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Duel 62
ISBN: 978 1782008132
Год издания: 2014
Язык: English
Количество страниц: 82
Формат: PDF (e-book)
Размер: 4,4 MB

The Grumman F6F Hellcat and Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were the two principal opposing fighters in the brutal aerial clashes of the Pacific War from 1943 onwards. Reminiscent of the preceding F4F Wildcat, the F6F Hellcat was designed specifically to counter the earlier A6M2 Zero-sen, the strengths and weaknesses of which became fully understood by US designers after an undamaged example was recovered in the Aleutians. The powerful Hellcat had an impressive top speed, rate of climb and armament, and it retained its predecessor’s incredible ruggedness. The A6M5 Zero-sen was also born out of an earlier type, but was intended merely as a stop-gap until more modern Japanese fighters could be produced to restore performance parity with Allied aircraft.