Hasegawa 1/32 Japanese Army Nakajima Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Plastic Model ST3

Hasegawa 1/32 Japanese Army Nakajima Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Plastic Model ST3

A plastic model that requires assembly and painting. Separate tools, paint, etc. are required.

Product introduction

1/32 scale plastic model Prototype 1 was completed in Showa 13/12, and as a result of the test flight, although the maximum speed was about 30 km/h higher compared to the Type 97 fighter, mobility was poor and power was insufficient for the next fighter, so various repairs were carried out, such as changing the wing area and replacing the engine. Around Showa 15, the General Staff believed that a fighter with a large cruising power to support the fleet was necessary to capture Singapore in the Southern Invasion Operation, and a way was found as a long-range fighter for the Ki43, which was on the verge of being labeled unqualified. In Showa 16/4, the refurbished aircraft was tested, and the required cruising power was obtained, and since martial arts were excellent in vertical planes, it was decided to adopt the standard as a Showa 16/5 Type 1 fighter, and the 59th Squadron received about 30 I-aircraft from June to August of the same year. The Hayabusa Type I was mainly introduced into the Burma area and contributed greatly to the rapid advance in the first battle. The Type 1 fighter type II engine was replaced with the Ha 115, and the aircraft design was refined, and various performance improvements were made, and when the Type II was deployed in actual combat, it fought with an advantage against Buffaloes, Hurricanes, P-40, etc., but later the Spitfire, P-38, etc. were forced to struggle. However, since it was the easiest to handle among Army fighter jets at the time, and the operating rate was high, mass production continued until the end of the war.

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