The Ki.84 was one of the planes developed later in the War that was capable of climbing to meet the B-29s. It proved to be a deadly opponent:
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Like the P-51 Mustang, the Kawasaki Ki.61 used an inline water-cooled engine. |
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The Japanese had several different types of anti-aircraft guns. Some were fixed in place. Others were mobile and could be moved where needed. |
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At the beginning of the war, the Japanese used visual and acoustic aiming systems. By the time the B-29s attacked, these had been converted to radar-directed aiming systems. |
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The Type 99 was a copy of the highly successful German 88 - known on the Russian front as as the "crash-boom" because the shell hit before the sound of the gun arrived. It could shoot high enough to bring down a B-29 at almost any altitude and was produced in large numbers.
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The Type 3 was designed for air raid protection.
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The Type 5 was a monster. It could hurl a 110 lb shell into the stratosphere. Fortunately, the Japanese produced only 2 of these guns in August 1945. They were located in Kugiyama, a suburb of Tokyo and brought down 2 B-29s in a single engagement.
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