450112 Joseph Franklin Akashi Hyogo

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Aircraft

Joseph Franklin

B-29

Weapons

24 x AN-M64 Bombs


Event

A US bombing raid on 19 January 1945 destroyed the engine factory in Akashi, Hyogo, and 275 Ki-61-II-KAI airframes without engines were converted to use the Mitsubishi Ha-112-II radial engine, resulting in the Ki-100. While the Ha-112 solved the problems encountered with the Ha-140, the new engine still had a major weakness: a lack of power at altitude, which diminished its ability to intercept high-flying B-29s relative to the Ki-61-II

Game Play

Join the mission at altitude en route to the target. Hide the cockpit view and look down to see the bomb sight.

 

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