The Killer Plane that Could Crush the Allies if it had Arrived Earlier

Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai or George

Although Mitsubishi’s Zero is Japan’s most recognizable aircraft of World War 2, it was not the fastest or more powerful. That place belongs to a simple floatplane that evolved into Japan’s last hope against the United States: the Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai or George. The Shiden Kai was superior to the Zero in armament, speed, armor, and, more importantly, maneuverability, making it capable of successfully engaging US Navy Corsairs and Hellcats and emerging victorious. A unique and creative feature incorporated by the Shiden Kai’s engineers made the aircraft highly mobile and effective in combat, an idea so effective that it could have brought Japan to victory if it had arrived earlier in the war… —

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