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B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 "Tojo": Pacific Theater 1944-45 by Donald Nijboer
Category: Military | Series: Duel
By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 "Tojo". Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American b ...Show more
British Battleship vs German Battleship - 1941-43 by Angus Konstam; Ian Palmer (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
At the outbreak of World War II, the four key Capital German ships comprised the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Their primary threats where the Royal Navy's King George Ve-class battleships, the most modern British battleships in commission during World War II and some of the Navy's most ...Show more
Cromwell vs Jagdpanzer IV - Normandy 1944 by David R. Higgins; Johnny Shumate (Illustrator); Alan Gilliland (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
By 1944, the evolution of armored doctrine had produced very different outcomes in Britain and Germany. Offering a good balance of speed, protection, and firepower, the British Cromwell tank was much faster than its German opponent. However, the Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer had a high-velocity main gun ...Show more
F4F Wildcat vs A6M Zero-sen: Pacific Theater 1942 by Edward M. Young
Category: Military | Series: Duel
The Grumman F4F Wildcat and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were contemporaries, although designed to very different requirements. The Wildcat, ruggedly built to survive the rigors of carrier operations, was the best carrier fighter the US Navy had available when the USA entered World War II, and it remaine ...Show more
F4U Corsair Versus A6M Zero-Sen - Rabaul and the Solomons 1943-44 by Michael John Claringbould; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
The aerial clashes between the iconic Corsair and Zero-sen translated into a contest of speed and altitude for the former, versus the latter's outstanding agility and range.Whilst the F4U Corsair eventually proved to be a superior fighter in Pacific operations, its introduction into combat in this theat ...Show more
Hurricane Vs. Bf 110 by Tony Holmes
Category: Military | Series: Duel
The Hurricane was the RAF's first monoplane fighter and saw significant combat during the fight over France and the Battle of Britain. One of its principal opponents in 1940 was the Bf 110 twin-engined, two-seat heavy fighter. Following the invasion of France, these fighters clashed regularly as the RAF ...Show more
Jagdpanther vs SU-100: Eastern Front, 1945 by David R. Higgins
Category: Military | Series: Duel
As World War II in Europe reached its end, armour development and doctrine had experienced several years of massively accelerated change, especially within the crucible of the Eastern Front. The German Jagdpanther and Soviet SU-100, both turretless tank-destroyer designs based on a 'traditional' turret- ...Show more
M10 Tank Destroyer Vs Stug III Assault Gun: Germany, 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Military | Series: Duel
The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschutz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. While their mission was not principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured their frequent encounters, from the Normandy Bocage, to the ru ...Show more
M48 Patton vs Centurion: Indo-Pakistani War 1965 by David R. Higgins
Category: Military | Series: Duel
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 witnessed the largest tank battles seen since World War II, notably between India's British-made Centurion Mk 7s and the American-made M48 Pattons fielded by Pakistan. Following nearly two decades of tensions and sporadic conflict between India and Pakistan, in August 1965 ...Show more
P-38 Lightning Vs Ki-61 Tony by Donald Nijboer
Category: Military | Series: Duel
With its distinctive, twin-tailed design, the P-38 was one of the most recognizable fighter aircraft of World War II. It was also one of the best. The perfect balance of speed, firepower and range, it made a formable opponent during the crucial battles for the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. In response ...Show more
P-40 Warhawk Vs. Bf 109: Mto 1942-44 by Carl Molesworth
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
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P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar by Carl Molesworth
Category: Military | Series: Duel
Known for the distinctive "sharkmouths" decoration on their noses, P-40 fighters first saw combat in China during World War II.Their most common adversary was the Japanese Nakajima Ki-43, nicknamed "Oscar." Carl Molesworth describes and explains the design and development of these two foes, the products ...Show more