Tag: World War 2
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Kawanishi H8K Flying Boat
Kawanishi H8K Flying Boat The Kawanishi H8K was designed as a replacement for the Kawanishi H6K, which entered service in 1938. The Imperial Japanese Navy ordered the development of a larger, longer-ranged patrol aircraft under the designation Navy Experimental 13-Shi Large-size Flying Boat. The H8K was powered by four Mitsubishi MK4Q Kasei 22 Engines giving… Read more
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Kawanishi E15K Japanese Floatplane
The Kawanishi E15K Shiun, Allied reporting name “Norm”, was a Japanese single-engine reconnaissance floatplane developed during World War II. Designed by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company, it aimed to fulfill a 1939 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) requirement for a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft capable of operating in areas dominated by enemy fighters. The E15K Shiun was conceived… Read more
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Japanese Battleship Nagato
Japanese Battleship Nagato Commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 25 November 1920, Nagato was the lead ship of her class of battleships. Her sister Mutsu was commissioned a year later. Nagato was modernised from 1934-36, with increased armour, updated machinery and the rebuilding of her superstructure into a pagoda mast. During World War Two,… Read more