1/48 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack) - Tamiya 61018  [61018]

The Raiden was in fact produced by engineer Jiro Horikoshi and their designers with taken price of the Zero Fighter. To lessen air opposition, wasn't perfect become used in a fighter. The Raiden is done by engineer Jiro Horikoshi and their developers who had taken price linked to Zero Fighter. To attenuate environment opposition, the propeller shaft associated with engine ended up being made considerably longer although the cowling was in fact made slenderer. To acquire greater air-con effectiveness, the forced-cooling fan were utilized. Your body ended up being spindle-shaped featuring its biggest part on 40per cent of its basic size. The wing load ended up being because of the fact big as 145 kg/m? and, in due consideration of dogfights, Fowler flaps was at fact used. The retracting system and propeller pitch changing system in regards to the electric type finished up working in host to those of hydraulic type which had a poor reputation.

The 14-Shi Interceptor made its first journey at Kasumigaura Airfield on 20th March, 1942. Considering different tests songs made thereafter, defects like inadequate energy linked to Kasei motor, bad vibration regarding the substantial propeller shaft and bad existence is at reality unveiled. A production type which bettered existence by reducing the nose and remodelling the canopy and mounted the greater effective Kasei 23 motor saturated in the water-methanol injection system made its initial journey on 13th October, 1942. The production type also developed numerous problems inside engine and differing components, plus it is at December 1943 your airplane have now been accepted to be utilized inside the title of Raiden Type 11 (J2M2). Inside meantime, the Raiden Type 21 (J2M3), an anti-bomber fighter which had more efficient armament comprises of four belt-fed 20mm unit weapons, finished up being completed in October 1943 and today became the important thing product of manufacturing. The manufacturing linked to the sort 21 totaled about 300.

The Raiden Type 21 very first saw action inside Battle of Mariana in September 1944. Down the road, some was indeed sent to the Philippines and Formosa and participated in actions, however the outcome was not as effective as the Japanese had expected. It had been in atmosphere defense actions the mainland by the Raiden item through the 302nd Air Group in accordance with Atsugi your Raiden exercised unique capacity to the complete and revealed the most brilliant activity. The Raiden item distinguished itself by shooting paid off an entire of about 300 enemy planes inside the short period of the time from end of 1944 toward end linked to the war. It owed a lot of its success towards undeniable fact that it could readily get necessary item from nearby Koza naval environment toolbox which produced the Raiden, the geographic conditions that its base Atsugi completed up being situated nearby how big is B29 bombers intruding into the Kanto area, plus the best consolidated environment immune protection system and environment control through radar system.