Erich
the old Sage
has anyone picked up a copy yet. ? have some of my fotos included within ~
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I will in the near future. Last week read the excerpt and was fascinated by this pic. Never know of such a conversion:has anyone picked up a copy yet. ? have some of my fotos included within ~
The best road is the railroad.
Thank youThe TU-22M is a typical Yefim Gordon book and have a lot of his books both WWII up to modern age. Lots of details , pictures, drawings and such and here is basic over view from Amazon. In the late 1960s, the patriarch of Soviet aircraft design, Andrey Tupolev, offered the Soviet air force a supersonic bomber to replace the 1950s-vintage Tu-22 Blinder with a less capable—but cheaper—alternative to the Sukhoi design bureau's proposed T-4 strategic bomber. Tupolev did not offer it as an "all-new" aircraft but, instead, passed it off as a "massive upgrade" of the Blinder. Thus was born the Tu-22M, Tupolev's first aircraft with variable swept wings and the ability to carry both bombs and supersonic cruise missiles. In the West the new bomber became known as the Backfire. First flown in 1969, the aircraft entered production in 1972. The most widespread version was the Tu-22M3, which soldiers on today with the Russian air force. The Backfire has had an active career both in Cold War operations and in "hot" wars, from Afghanistan to Syria, where it has participated in the global war on terrorism. This book describes the Tu-22M's development, including the latest upgrades, and its Soviet and post-Soviet operations. Fleet lists are included, as is a detailed design description, and a wealth of color profiles and line drawings.
As far as the Mitsubishi Babs Vol 1 is hard cover, 191 pages. Seems to manly cover its history, profiles, photos, squadrons and tail markings, losses and campaign info. Has some performance info but not a lot, No line drawings,. I am guessing most of that will be in the second Volume but no idea when it will be released. Great book for a modeler.
Don't forget The First Team and the Guadalcanal campaignJust finished TFSPC, which was a great overview of the early Pacific naval war. Turned around and put The First Team on order.
Don't forget The First Team and the Guadalcanal campaign