Product Description

- Reproduce the planning machine with your own interpretation that you can enjoy because it is a model

- During World War II, many new weapons were created due to advances in science and technology.
- Even so, at the end of World War II, development plans and programs were being advanced in each country, and if the end of the war had been delayed for a few years, some of these planned weapons might have actually been created. Rocket Models' Fist of War series creates plans and paper plans based on such hypotheses.
- This aircraft is the Z bomber, manufactured by Nakajima Aircraft using technology brought from Germany during the war.
- The aircraft is a domestically produced version of Germany's Horten 1B, and is equipped with six modified Ne-130 engines developed by Ishishiba Turbine based on the Junkers Jumo 012.
- It achieved excellent results in the Midway counterattack that began in 1944.

- [Z Bomber] brings together various technologies, materials, and parts brought to Germany by submarines that had returned safely to Germany, as well as the best technological breakthroughs made by aircraft fuselages, tank vehicles, and dispatched engineers. In 1942, it was developed by Nakajima Airplane as a super-large transcontinental bomber with a six-engine reciprocating engine that could take off from the Japanese mainland, fly to the American mainland without refueling, and return to Japan after bombing the American mainland. has been started.
- This bomber plan was originally intended to bomb the American mainland, but following the crushing defeat at the Battle of Midway in 1942, the Japanese military drastically changed the original plan.
- Ordered an expanded copy of the Junkers Jumo 012, which had been transported from Germany by a German submarine, from Ishishiba Turbine as an engine for a long-range bomber.
- As a result, it was decided that 12 of the 16 engines for which domestic copies had been completed in advance would be installed on two Z bombers whose basic airframe designs had already been completed by Nakajima Aircraft.
- These two [Z bombers], which were essentially domestically produced German Horten 18s, were equipped with six Ishishiba Turbine [Ne130 modified] engines, and were used for independent flight bombing during the Midway counterattack from 1944. They were deployed as a team and achieved tremendous results.
- Four more of this bomber were subsequently completed, and it is capable of flying more than 10,000 km from foreign or inland areas where it has full air superiority, and it can also bomb from hard areas that enemy interceptors cannot reach. The attack provided game-changing support not only to the Japanese ground forces but also to the navy.
- Even though the path that led to Japan's subsequent defeat in the war remained the same, especially with regard to the defense of the homeland, Japan succeeded in preventing most of the bombings by the US military that would have caused severe damage to the Japanese people.
- Also achieved great results as an anti-ship bomber during the Saipan Reverse Landing Operation.
- However, towards the end of the war, four of them were shot down over the mainland.
- After the war, the pieces were recovered and enshrined in shrines in various regions.
- The two planes that escaped being shot down until the end of the war were used to return remaining Japanese soldiers and civilians to the mainland, before being destroyed by the U.S. military and dumped into the ocean. (From Fist of War)

[About the model]
- This is a new fictitious airplane model that joins Rocket Models' Fist of War series, which creates unique interpretations and considerations based on fictitious themes such as what-ifs.
- This is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the Z bomber, which was deployed and operated by the Japanese Army at the end of World War II using technology brought from Germany.
- The scale is 1/72 and the total length is approximately 20cm and the width is approximately 55cm.
- The unique kite-like tailless aircraft shape accurately reproduces its design.
- Ailerons and flaps can be assembled by selecting their angles.
- Also, the engine has been recreated from the intake port to the engine itself and the exhaust port, and the mechanical assembly is also fun.
- The interior details of the cockpit are well reproduced.
- Explosive parts include 4 Fritz Xs diverted from Germany, 2 Henschel Hs293s, and 2 Blohm & Voss BV246s.
- You can enjoy the change in expression depending on the bomb load.
- Markings are set with decals made by Cult Graph, such as the Japanese flag of Japan.
- This kit is full of the charm of a model that you can get if your plans were realized.

[Product Specifications]
- Reproduce the Japanese military "Z bomber" on 1/72 scale with Fist of War's unique interpretation.
- Uniquely researched as a Z bomber with a strengthened jet engine and aircraft shape that are significantly different from the reciprocating aircraft named [Fugaku].
- Bomb bay hatch can be opened or closed.
- The interior of the bomb and engine are also reproduced inside the aircraft.
- The basic specifications are in parked condition, but flight condition can also be assembled.
- Each hatch, landing gear, etc. can be selected between parked state and flight state.
- Aileron and flap angles can be adjusted to suit your preference (adhesive type).
- Engine parts reproduce from the intake port to the engine body to the exhaust port.
- Explosive weapons include Fritz X (4 pieces), Henschel Hs 293 (2 pieces), and Blohm & Voss BV 246 (2 pieces), which were diverted from Germany.
- The number of parts is small, the details and fitting are excellent, and assembly is easy.
- Includes special Japanese military decal made by Cartograf.
*This product is an unassembled and unpainted assembly model. The illustration is an image of the product. There may be some differences from the actual product.



Item Size/Weight : 36.5 x 26 x 8.2 cm / 652g

Product Specifications

Country

Japan

Item code

47047

JAN code

4589462470478

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