TAMIYA - 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony) Plastic Model Airplane Kit (61115)

TAMIYA 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony) Plastic Model Airplane Kit (61115)



The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien was a WWII Japanese fighter powered by the Ha-40 engine - a license-produced version of a Daimler-Benz power plant. On account of its liquid cooled engine (it was the only Japanese fighter in the Pacific fighting to have one), the Hien was apparently mistaken for a German aircraft and then for an Italian bird, and was given the reporting nickname "Tony." It saw combat action from early 1943 and proved a competitive aircraft with its top speed of 580km/h, used in the desperate Japanese defense of the Solomon Islands and even as an interceptor when U.S. B-29s got in range to bomb the Japanese home islands toward the end of WWII.

ASIN: B01MRI4VWH
Alternate Title: TAMIYA 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony) Plastic Model Airplane Kit (61115) 4950344611157


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