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

The Raiden was in fact produced by engineer Jiro Horikoshi and their designers with taken cost of the Zero Fighter. To reduce air opposition, was not ideal become used in a fighter. The Raiden is created by engineer Jiro Horikoshi and their developers who had taken cost linked to Zero Fighter. To attenuate environment opposition, the propeller shaft associated with engine wound up being made a lot longer even though the cowling was in fact made slenderer. To acquire greater air-con efficiency, the forced-cooling fan have been utilized. Our body wound up being spindle-shaped having its biggest part on 40per cent of its general size. The wing load wound up being due to the fact big as 145 kg/m? and, in due consideration of dogfights, Fowler flaps was in fact used. The retracting system and propeller pitch changing system in regards to the electric kind ended up being employed in host to those of hydraulic sort which had a poor reputation.

The 14-Shi Interceptor made its first journey at Kasumigaura Airfield on 20th March, 1942. Considering various tests songs made thereafter, defects like insufficient power linked to Kasei motor, bad vibration in regards to the extensive propeller shaft and bad presence was at fact revealed. A production type which bettered existence by reducing the nose and remodelling the canopy and mounted the greater powerful Kasei 23 engine full of the water-methanol injection system made its initial journey on 13th October, 1942. The manufacturing type also developed numerous issues in the engine and various components, plus it was at December 1943 your airplane have now been accepted to be used inside the title of Raiden Type 11 (J2M2). Inside meantime, the Raiden Type 21 (J2M3), an anti-bomber fighter which had more effective armament comprises of four belt-fed 20mm device weapons, wound up being completed in October 1943 and now became the key product of manufacturing. The manufacturing associated with the sort 21 totaled about 300.

The Raiden Type 21 very first saw action inside Battle of Mariana in September 1944. Later on, some had been delivered to the Philippines and Formosa and participated in actions, nevertheless the outcome had not been as effective as the Japanese had expected. It was in atmosphere defense actions the mainland by the Raiden product through the 302nd Air Group according to Atsugi that the Raiden exercised unique power to the entire and unveiled probably the most brilliant activity. The Raiden item distinguished itself by shooting reduced a whole of about 300 enemy planes inside the short period of time from end of 1944 toward end associated with the war. It owed much of its success towards undeniable fact that it might readily get necessary item from nearby Koza naval environment toolbox which produced the Raiden, the geographic conditions that its base Atsugi finished up being situated nearby the size of B29 bombers intruding in the Kanto region, and also the most readily useful consolidated environment immune system and atmosphere control through radar network.