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Despite making an inauspicious combat debut during the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the ‘Judy’ eventually proved to be an important asset for the IJNAF during battles in the latter years of the Pacific War. Its great successes resulted in the sinking of the escort carrier USS \u003ci\u003ePrinceton\u003c\/i\u003e in an early kamikaze attack of the Philippines and the near sinking of the fleet carrier \u003ci\u003eUSS Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e in a dive-bombing attack off Japan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the Judy had an impressive top-speed, like its predecessor, and many other Japanese military aircraft, it possessed design shortcomings including inadequate armour protection for its aircrew and no self-sealing fuel tanks. As a result, when pitted against new, advanced US Navy fighters suffered horrendous losses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the final months of World War 2 it became apparent that there would be no Japanese victory. Acting out of desperation, the IJNAF employed the ‘Judy’ in the dreaded kamikaze role, in which it excelled due to its high-speed characteristics. Most notably, the D4Y mounted one of the last combat actions of World War 2 when a flight of 11 Judies, personally led by the instigator of the suicide attacks, Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki, took off on a ‘search mission’ on August 15, 1945. 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Its replacement, the Nakajima B6N ‘Jill’, while a marked improvement over its illustrious predecessor, was never able to achieve its full potential in combat due to advances in Allied aircraft, finding itself relegated to the dreaded Kamikaze strikes in the latter part of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing previously unpublished photographs as well as colour illustrations, this book will cover the history of the ‘Kate’ and ‘Jill’ torpedo\/attack bombers, including their design and development, as well as the combat highs and lows of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s premier torpedo-bombers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301187760501,"sku":"9781472818744","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781472818744_2cd57af2-871a-489e-bd1e-ecc4b2a055f1.jpg?v=1786020495"},{"product_id":"9781801045773","title":"Supersaurus: Total Tricera-Flop!","description":"\u003cp\u003eDinosaurs meet superheroes in this super-silly, super-funny rhyming superhero picture book written by Angela Woolfe (Agent Llama) and illustrated in a young comic-book style by Mark Chambers (Supermouse).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDino-vision goggles? 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