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[About the actual Kawasaki Ki-100 fighter]
--The last biplane fighter of the Imperial Japanese Army, the Type 95 fighter, was completed in March 1945, and mass production will begin at the end of the same year.
--In order to further improve air combat performance, an improved design with an extended wingspan and fuselage was started at the same time, and the military later adopted this as the second type.
-Type 2 started production in June 2012 and fought the Sino-Japanese War and Nomonhan incident as the main force of the Army fighter corps.
――Although the period of activity is short, the performance is not inferior to the biplane fighter made in other countries of the same period, and it will be one of the masterpieces in the history of Japanese aircraft.

[About the aircraft belonging to the Kato Attack Combat Team]
--The last biplane fighter of the Imperial Japanese Army, the Type 95 fighter, was also used by Captain Tateo Kato (at that time), who later became famous as the commander of the [Kato Hayabusa Fighter Corps].
--The 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion, led by the Captain, was formed shortly after the outbreak of the China Incident in July 1945, and immediately advanced via China Mukden. It plays an active part in the direct staff of Luoyang attack and the great air battle over the virtue.
――The unit will start deploying the new type 97 fighter in April of the following year, but the captain used this type 95 type 2 as his favorite machine until he returned to the inland at the end of May.

[Kit contents]
--Completed product with a total length of 161 mm, a total width of 210 mm, and about 90 parts.
-A total of 3 figures of the operator and maintenance staff sitting in the cockpit, stepladders, drums, and other parts that can be used in the scene are included.


Item Size/Weight : 34 x 19 x 5 cm / 244g

Product Specifications

Item series

1/48 IJA & IJN Aircraft

Country

Japan

Item code

FB13

JAN code

4536318490135

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