Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Japanese Naval Strategy and the Cult of the Battleship; Japanese Naval Tactics and the Role of the Battleship; Japanese Battleship Development; Weapons; Radar; Kongo Class; Fuso Class; Ise Class; Nagato Class; Yamato Class; Conclusion; Appen…
by Stille, Mark
fromOsprey New Vanguard Series
Japanerne byggede ikke mindre en 12 store slagskibe under den anden verdenskrig. Dette mindre hæfte gennemgår de forskellige slagsskibsklasser og deres konceptuelle og faktiske historie. Af de tolv slagskibe blev de elleve sænket, idet flådeflyenes våben og præcision efterhånden…
Om den amerikanske flådes hangarskibe af klasserne Essex og Independence, som blev udviklet og taget i brug under 2. Verdenskrig i årene 1942-45.
by Stille, Mark
fromNew vanguard
Dominating the seas during World War II, the US aircraft carrier played a crucial role in every major naval combat of the war. Development of the Essex class began in 1941, and was the largest class of carrier ever built. During the Pacific War it formed the backbone of any figh…
"The striking power of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier-based attack aircraft was established at Pearl Harbor, and the IJN's carrier-based torpedo and dive-bombers showed their prowess again at the Battle of Coral Sea when they sank the US Navy carrier USS Lexington and dam…
by Dennis, Peter, Stille, Mark
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