Tag Archives: japanese

Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien / Ki-100 Book

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  A new Kagero book release for November 2014 has been announced by Kagero Publishing: Monographs No. 58: Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien/Ki-100 by Leszek A. Wieliczko. The book contains 116 pages, 18 painting schemes, 105 archive photos, 19 pages A4 sheet of … Continue reading →

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1/35th Japanese Army Infantry at Peleliu

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th-scale Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) figure set from Dragon Models: No. 6555: 1/35th Japanese Army Infantry Peleliu, 1944.  

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Japanese Plane Names Are Given

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Japanese Plane Names Are Given Navy, Army Adopt Title Listing The Navy and Army have adopted an official list of designations for Japanese military planes. Fighters carry men’s names, bombers are named after women, as are flying boats, while reconnaissance … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Zero Fighter

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), November 1942.   Though it now wears American colors, the airplane above … Continue reading →

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Japanese Infantry Weapons

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Japanese Infantry Weapons: Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, December 11, 1944.  

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Submersible Baka

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Submersible Baka” from C.I.C. (Combat Information Center), U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Vol. II, No. 7, July 1945. “SUBMERSIBLE BAKA” Some midget subs are to the Japanese I and RO class sub what BAKA is to the Betty 22. The … Continue reading →

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Japanese Aerial-Burst Bombs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Further intelligence reports on Japanese aerial-bombs used against Allied bombers: JAPANESE AERIAL-BURST BOMBS This article briefly outlines information received from the South Pacific regarding Japanese aerial-burst incendiary bombs. At the present time two types of Japanese bombs are known which … Continue reading →

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Japanese Model 88 75-mm AA Gun

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of the WWII Japanese Model 88 (1928) 75-mm Antiaircraft Gun from Japanese Field Artillery, Special Series No. 25, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. War Department, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1944. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA Gun. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA gun … Continue reading →

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Japanese Booby Traps

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

It’s a trap! A humorous cartoon with a serious message. Source: Engineer Intelligence Bulletin No. 3, Engineer Section, HQ. Eighth Army, May 1945.

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P-38s Evade Japanese AA by Continuous Turn

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tactics to evade Japanese antiaircraft fire when strafing airfields during WWII from Informational Intelligence Summary, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., 1944. P-38s EVADE JAPANESE AA BY CONTINUOUS TURN One tactical secret of the outstanding … Continue reading →

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