Micubiši Ki 21-IIb [Sally, Gwen]

Mitsubishi Ki-21-IIb
- / - / Gwen or Sally
九七式重爆撃機 / Kyunana-shiki jubakugekiki / Army heavy bomber type 97 model 2b

History:
Mitsubishi the Ki-21-IIa was produced from December 1940 had higher performances than the previous version thanks to new more powerful engines, the Mitsubishi Ha-101 on the performance of the 1 520 horses, after evaluation of the experience from combat units was odsraněn a distinctive greenhouse and on the back of the was sits firing tower with a machine gun type 1 caliber 12.7 mm with 1 026 hub.
It was further improve the protection of the hull of the tanks. The plane was manufactured in September of 1944 and in this version, it was made 1 282 ks. For the version of the Ki-21-IIb allies began to use the code name of the Gwen, only later to locate that it is a version of Sally.
, the Operational deployment: These versions were used both in China and in the battles against the allied armies on the úzení Siam, Thailand and the Philippines, where Sally doing a fairly good job, but, for example, when the deployment over Burma, where the adversary's fighter air force Sally got into position relatively easy targets. After 1942, it is already obsolete and non-compliant type, but a replacement for her was not available.
Aircraft Ki-21-I and Ki-21-II were edited into the form of a civil transport machine MC 21-I and MC-21-II, of course, without a range officer. Ki-21 also served as the source of structural units for military transport Mitsubishi Ki-57 Topsy..

Beautiful photos of the Ki-21-IIb Sally in flight over the sea.

Náčrteky Mitsubishi Ki-21-IIb.

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