Air Enthusiast 1973-07
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E.Sekigawa - The Undeclared Air War
Despite its obsolescence, the Kawasaki Type 95-II was committed to the conflict from 26 August with the 33rd Sentai.
Tupolev TB-3 heavy bombers harassed Japanese lines of communication and troop concentrations by night.
The Tachikawa Type 98 (Ki-36), below, proved extremely efficacious in the close support and army co-operation roles.
One Nakajima Type 97 transport of the Headquarters Flight of the 2nd Hikoshidan was destroyed by strafing at Hoshiu airfield, an example of the commercial version, the AT-2, being illustrated below.