Book Review of
Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zeke
Vol. 1, Monographs Series no. 3072
Author: Dariusz Paduch
Kagero Books
ISBN: 978-83-66673-01-4
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2020
MSRP: $28.95
ISBN: 978-83-66673-01-4
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2020
MSRP: $28.95
THE BOOK:
Kagero Books is located in Lublin, Poland.
The book is soft-cover of 104 pages in 8” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a Zero flying over mountains. It is overall a grayish tan with a black cowling, It has a bright metal spinner and a blue fuselage band. There are 2 yellow horizontal stripes on its rudder.
Page 1 shows 84 black and white cover arts of other Kagero books, over Kagero’s street address in Lublin, Poland, their phone number and web address there.
This is followed by 125 black and white wartime photos that include:
A photo of a A6M2 model 11, the Japanese carriers Kaga and Ryujo, aircraft engineer Herbert Smith, a Gloster Sparrowhawk in the 1920’s, a Mitsubishi 1MF1, a Hispano-Suizo engine, a Gloster Gambit, a Nakajima A1N2, A Boeing 69B and a Boeing 100, Nakajima A2N on the deck of the carrier Kaga, 2 photos of the A2n1, 2 of the A4N1, an NK1F, 2 of the NAF2, a Ki-11, a DeWoitine D.371T1, 2 of a Mitsubishi KA-14, a Ki-18, 4 of at A5M4, 2 of a A5M4-K, 3 of a A6M2, a Nakajima Ki-43-1, Type 99 cannons, Mitsubishi Zuisei 13 and Keosei engines, 5 photos of Japanese pilots, a Mitsubishi G4M bomber, Japanese engineers with a A6M1.
A Mitsubishi A-14 Zuisei engine, a Nakajima Sakae 12 engine, 18 photos of Mitsubishi A6M Zeros of various types, 20 photos of a DeWoitine D.510,
a Oerlikon FF cannon, a 1/8th scale wood Zero in a wind tunnel, 2 Zero’s in factory workshops, 2 photos of an A6M1 model 11, an aerial photo of the Mitsubishi plant at Nagoya, a German He-112, a Mitsubishi F1M2 floatplane fighter, a Nakajima Ki-44, a Grumman F4F-3S floatplane fighter, a Kawanishi N1K1 floatplane fighter, 13 photos of a Mitsubishi A6M2-N floatplane fighter and an A6M2 model 21.
1/48th scale Line drawings in the book are:
A 5-view of the A6M2, a top views of it with round or square wing tips, a front view with wing tips folded, a front view of it with its dive brakes down, a 3 view showing where fuselage bulkheads are positioned and their shapes, bulkheads inside wings and their locations, the dashboard, engine and propeller, 3 side views showing it carrying 2 types of bombs and a drop tank, a top view showing wing gun locations, side views of the A6M2B and A6M2K.
1/72nd scale line drawings are of:
Three 6-views of the A6M2, views showing wing and fuselage bulkheads and their shapes and locations, front views of the wing tips folded and dive brakes down.
Color profiles include:
Two side views of the A6M2, a 4-view of the A6M2 model 11 and three 4-views of the A6M2 model 21. (the side views on the back cover),
This is the first volume of this book from Kagero, and one can easily anticipate at least one or two more to follow. This one concentrates on the development of the aircraft and the very early variants. Specifically the prototypes, A6M1, A6M2 Model 11 (which was strictly land based), A6M2 Model 21, and the Nakajima built/designed A6M2-N float fighter, which just entered service in time to be sent to the Aleutians and the Solomon's.
This is one neat book on Japanese Zero types. It will be of great interest to aircraft modelers and aviation historians alike.
I sincerely want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. They are the North American distributor of Kagero books and all Kagero titles can be viewed on their web-site at:
Kagero Books is located in Lublin, Poland.
The book is soft-cover of 104 pages in 8” x 11 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a Zero flying over mountains. It is overall a grayish tan with a black cowling, It has a bright metal spinner and a blue fuselage band. There are 2 yellow horizontal stripes on its rudder.
Page 1 shows 84 black and white cover arts of other Kagero books, over Kagero’s street address in Lublin, Poland, their phone number and web address there.
This is followed by 125 black and white wartime photos that include:
A photo of a A6M2 model 11, the Japanese carriers Kaga and Ryujo, aircraft engineer Herbert Smith, a Gloster Sparrowhawk in the 1920’s, a Mitsubishi 1MF1, a Hispano-Suizo engine, a Gloster Gambit, a Nakajima A1N2, A Boeing 69B and a Boeing 100, Nakajima A2N on the deck of the carrier Kaga, 2 photos of the A2n1, 2 of the A4N1, an NK1F, 2 of the NAF2, a Ki-11, a DeWoitine D.371T1, 2 of a Mitsubishi KA-14, a Ki-18, 4 of at A5M4, 2 of a A5M4-K, 3 of a A6M2, a Nakajima Ki-43-1, Type 99 cannons, Mitsubishi Zuisei 13 and Keosei engines, 5 photos of Japanese pilots, a Mitsubishi G4M bomber, Japanese engineers with a A6M1.
A Mitsubishi A-14 Zuisei engine, a Nakajima Sakae 12 engine, 18 photos of Mitsubishi A6M Zeros of various types, 20 photos of a DeWoitine D.510,
a Oerlikon FF cannon, a 1/8th scale wood Zero in a wind tunnel, 2 Zero’s in factory workshops, 2 photos of an A6M1 model 11, an aerial photo of the Mitsubishi plant at Nagoya, a German He-112, a Mitsubishi F1M2 floatplane fighter, a Nakajima Ki-44, a Grumman F4F-3S floatplane fighter, a Kawanishi N1K1 floatplane fighter, 13 photos of a Mitsubishi A6M2-N floatplane fighter and an A6M2 model 21.
1/48th scale Line drawings in the book are:
A 5-view of the A6M2, a top views of it with round or square wing tips, a front view with wing tips folded, a front view of it with its dive brakes down, a 3 view showing where fuselage bulkheads are positioned and their shapes, bulkheads inside wings and their locations, the dashboard, engine and propeller, 3 side views showing it carrying 2 types of bombs and a drop tank, a top view showing wing gun locations, side views of the A6M2B and A6M2K.
1/72nd scale line drawings are of:
Three 6-views of the A6M2, views showing wing and fuselage bulkheads and their shapes and locations, front views of the wing tips folded and dive brakes down.
Color profiles include:
Two side views of the A6M2, a 4-view of the A6M2 model 11 and three 4-views of the A6M2 model 21. (the side views on the back cover),
This is the first volume of this book from Kagero, and one can easily anticipate at least one or two more to follow. This one concentrates on the development of the aircraft and the very early variants. Specifically the prototypes, A6M1, A6M2 Model 11 (which was strictly land based), A6M2 Model 21, and the Nakajima built/designed A6M2-N float fighter, which just entered service in time to be sent to the Aleutians and the Solomon's.
This is one neat book on Japanese Zero types. It will be of great interest to aircraft modelers and aviation historians alike.
I sincerely want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample. They are the North American distributor of Kagero books and all Kagero titles can be viewed on their web-site at:
Highly recommended.