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Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 Free FREE AICHI 99 KANBAKU VAL UNITS: 1937-42 PDF Tagaya Osamu,Jim Laurier | 96 pages | 20 Dec 2011 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781841769127 | English | Oxford, England, United Kingdom Aichi 99 Kanbaku 'Val' Units - Osprey Publishing They sank more Allied warships than any other Axis aircraft. In mid, the Japanese Navy issued the Shi specification for a monoplane carrier-based dive bomber to replace the existing D1A biplane then in service. The Aichi design started with low-mounted elliptical wings inspired by the Heinkel He 70 Blitz. It flew slowly enough that the drag from the landing gear was not a serious issue, so fixed gear was used for simplicity. The first prototype was completed in Decemberand flight trials began a month later. Initial tests were disappointing. The aircraft was underpowered and suffered from directional instability in wide turns, and in tighter turns it tended to snap roll. The second aircraft was extensively modified before delivery to try to address the problems. The wings were slightly larger in span and the outer sections of the leading edges had wash-out to combat the snap rolls, and strengthened dive brakes were fitted. These changes cured all of the problems except the directional instability, and it was enough for the D3A1 to win over the Nakajima D3N1. The directional instability problem was finally cured with the fitting of a long dorsal fin -strake which started midway down the rear fuselage, and the aircraft actually became highly Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42. The pilot position was equipped with a Type 95 telescopic gunsight in the earlier models and a Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 99 in the later models, which were used for aiming the bomb during the dive. In addition, the observer position was equipped with a drift meter that was mounted on the floor in the front-right of the observer's seat. The observer also operated a Type 96 Mk2 radio set that was mounted in front of the observer's seat and behind the pilot's seat. On top of the radio set was a Type 3 reflector compass for precise navigation. Armament was two fixed forward-firing 7. Normal bomb load was a single kg bomb e. Two additional 60 kg bombs e. An individual D3A dive bomber was commanded by the senior ranking crew member aboard, which could be the observer rather than the pilot. The D3A1 commenced carrier qualification trials aboard the aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga duringwhile a small number of aircraft made their combat debut from land bases over China. They achieved their first major success against the Royal Navy during their Indian Ocean raid in Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 Before Indian Ocean raid, the established doctrine regarding attack against ships was to arm all D3A dive bombers with semi-AP bombs. On 5 AprilIJN carrier force attacked Colombo on Ceylon with half of its complement, while the other half was kept in reserve for strikes against ships. Since a second strike against Colombo was deemed necessary, the dive bombers of reserve force were rearmed from semi-AP bombs to land bombs. Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 British heavy cruisers were spotted soon afterwards, the reserve force was sent with a portion of D3A dive bombers armed with land bombs. In the subsequent attack, land bombs unintentionally proved very effective Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 suppressing the anti-aircraft fire from the ships. As a result, the doctrine was modified in order to intentionally equip the first few D3A dive bombers with land bombs. During the course of the war, D3A dive bombers often combined their Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 upon enemy warships with the IJN Nakajima B5N Kate torpedo bomber; consequently enemy vessels were often sunk by a combination strike of bombs and torpedoes. However, there were occasions when just the D3A's would make the attacks, or at least score the sinking hits. Discounting the Pearl Harbor strike, which also used the B5N for level bombing and torpedo attacks, D3A dive bombers were credited with sinking the following Allied warships: [17]. As the war progressed, there were instances when the dive bombers were pressed into duty as fighters in the interceptor role, their maneuverability being enough to allow them to survive in this role. Known to the Navy as the Model 22it began to replace the Model 11 in front-line units in autumnand most Model 11s were then sent to training units. When the Yokosuka D4Y Suisei became available, the D3A2s ended up with land-based units Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 operating from the smaller carriers, which were too small to handle the fast-landing Suisei. When American forces recaptured the Philippines inland-based D3A2s took part in the fighting, but were hopelessly outdated and losses were heavy. During the last year of the war, the D3A2s were pressed back into combat for kamikaze missions. Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War [26]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Planes of Fame Museum. Retrieved: 7 December Pacific Wrecks. Pacific Wrecks Inc. Retrieved 19 August Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. Angelucci, Enzo and Paolo Matricardi. Maidenhead, UK: Sampson Low, Brown, David. Warship Losses of World War Two. London: Arms and Armour, Casey, Louis S. Naval Aircraft. Chant, Christopher. London: Amber Books Ltd. Eden, Paul. London:Amber Books Lt. Fleischer, Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 and Zygmunt Szeremeta. Warszawa, Poland: Wydawnictwo Militaria, Kinzey, Bert. Blacksburg, Virginia: Military Aviation Archives, Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 Lundstrom, John B. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Air InternationalVol. Bromley, UK: Fine Scroll. ISSN Mikesh, Robert C. Japanese Aircraft Equipment: Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 Schiffer Publishing, Parkin, Robert S. New York: Sarpedon Publishing, Parshall, Jonathan and Anthony Tully. Washington D. Richards, M. Aircraft in Profile, Volume 13, pp. Roscoe, Theodore. Smith, Peter C. Tagaya, Osamu. Botley, UK: Osprey Publications, Worth, Richard. Fleets of World War II. New York: Da Capo Press, Aichi aircraft. Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft designations short system. N1K A6M2-N 2. P1Y P2M. R1Y R2Y. Hidden categories: Harv and Sfn no-target errors Commons category link is on Wikidata. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Wikimedia Commons. Aichi D3A1 from carrier Akagi. Imperial Japanese Navy. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aichi D3A. Aichi 99 Kanbaku 'Val' Units Book Review JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 browser to utilize the functionality of this website. This website uses cookies to provide all of its features. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. Enter your email address below to sign up to our General newsletter for updates from Osprey Publishing, Osprey Games and our parent company Bloomsbury. Aichi 99 Kanbaku 'Val' Units Add to Basket. About this Product. It sank more Allied warship tonnage than any other Axis aircraft during World War 2. While the Val's participation in the major carrier battles has been widely covered in other English language sources, details of its operations have received scant attention in English. This book explores the Val's combat operations. Colour illustrations and photographs complement the development of dive-bombing methods in the IJN. Biographical Note. Born in Japan and educated in the US, Osamu has also lived in the UK and brings unique bilingual and broad cultural perspectives to his lifelong aviation research. This is his third book for Osprey. He lives in California, USA. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and has worked in many mediums and on a variety of subjects throughout his life. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut from and has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 he graduated with honours. You may also Aichi 99 Kanbaku Val Units: 1937-42 interested in the following product s. 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