《1013》飛行機模型スペシャル No.25
Imperial Japanese Army – The Defense of the Imperial Capital

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飛行機模型スペシャル№25

特集：帝国陸軍・帝都防空戦

1944年６月のマリアナ沖海戦の勝利でマリアナ諸島を奪還したアメリカは、グアム、サイパンに航空基地を整備し、最新鋭の長距離戦略爆撃機B-29を配備して同年11月から東京・横浜・名古屋・京都・大阪・神戸の六大都市を中心に本格的な空襲を開始した。高高度を高速で悠々と飛んでくるB- 29に本土防空に当たる戦闘機は歯が立たなかった・・・と一般的には言われているが、実際に、10, 000ｍ以上の高高度を飛んできたのは偵察任務のB- 29（F-13）で、高高度からの爆撃は精度に欠けるため、昼間爆撃では10,000ｍ以下、夜間爆撃ではさらに低空で侵攻していたのだ。B-29の出現を受けて日本陸軍の防空組織は増強され、それまでの二式戦・鍾馗、二式複戦・屠龍、三式戦・飛燕に加え、四式戦・疾風、五式戦、陸軍機最速の百式司偵も投入された・・・次号、飛行機模型スペシャル№25では、造形村1/32スケール「屠龍」の発売を受け、祖国防衛のために愛機と一心同体で戦った日本陸軍の本土防空隊、中でも帝都防空戦にスポットを当てます。

特集作例
造形村1/32 屠龍・キ45改丁後期
ハセガワ1/32　二式戦・鍾馗（キ44Ⅱ型丙）
ハセガワ1/32　四式戦・疾風（キ84）
タミヤ1/48　百式司偵Ⅲ型改（キ46Ⅲ型乙）
タミヤ1/48　三式戦・飛燕（キ61Ⅰ型丁）
ハセガワ1/48 五式戦（キ100Ⅰ型甲）
ソード1/72　五式複戦（キ102乙）　他多数

●ニューキットセレクション●
AFVクラブ1/48　 U-2A 高高度偵察機ドラゴンレディ

●連載
TOMCAT SQUADRONS
綿湯同院～What are you doing？～
モデリングJASDF ～
YS-11の塗装とマーキング

2019年4月19日発売
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Aircraft Model Special No.25

Feature: Imperial Japanese Army – The Defense of the Imperial Capital

After the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, the United States secured the Mariana Islands and rapidly constructed air bases on Guam and Saipan. From November of that year, the latest long-range strategic bomber, the B-29 Superfortress, was deployed, and full-scale air raids were launched against Japan, concentrating on the six major cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe.
It is often said that Japanese fighters tasked with homeland air defense were powerless against the B-29s, which cruised calmly at high altitude and high speed. In reality, however, only reconnaissance B-29s (designated F-13) routinely operated above 10,000 meters. High-altitude bombing proved insufficiently accurate, so daytime bombing missions were generally conducted below 10,000 meters, while nighttime raids were carried out at even lower altitudes.

With the appearance of the B-29, the Imperial Japanese Army’s air defense organization was strengthened. In addition to existing fighters such as the Type 2 Fighter Shoki (Ki-44), the Type 2 Twin-Engine Fighter Toryu (Ki-45), and the Type 3 Fighter Hien (Ki-61), newer aircraft were introduced, including the Type 4 Fighter Hayate (Ki-84), the Type 5 Fighter (Ki-100), and the Army’s fastest aircraft, the Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft (Ki-46).

In the next issue, Aircraft Model Special No.25, marking the release of Zoukei-Mura’s 1/32 scale Ki-45 Toryu, we focus on the Imperial Japanese Army homeland defense units that fought in unity with their aircraft to defend their country—placing particular emphasis on the air defense battles over the Imperial Capital.

Featured Builds
Zoukei-Mura 1/32　Ki-45 Kai Tei Toryu (Late Production)
Hasegawa 1/32　Type 2 Fighter Shoki (Ki-44-II Otsu)
Hasegawa 1/32　Type 4 Fighter Hayate (Ki-84)
Tamiya 1/48　Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Model III Kai (Ki-46-III Otsu)
Tamiya 1/48　Type 3 Fighter Hien (Ki-61-I Tei)
Hasegawa 1/48　Type 5 Fighter (Ki-100-I Ko)
Sword 1/72　Type 5 Twin-Engine Fighter (Ki-102 Otsu), and many more

● New Kit Selection ●
AFV Club 1/48　U-2A High-Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft “Dragon Lady”

● Regular Features
TOMCAT SQUADRONS
Watayu Doin – “What are you doing?” –
Modeling JASDF
YS-11 Painting and Markings

Released on April 19, 2019