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In the Skies of Nomonhan Japan versus Russia May-Sept 1939 Dimitar Nedialkov SC
In the Skies of Nomonhan Japan versus Russia May-September 1939 by Dimitar Nedialkov
Soft Cover
215 pages
Copyright 2011
CONTENTS
Glossary and abbreviations6
1 Tension grows9
2 Potential of the region's air components 17
3 The conflict begins 33
4 The unorthodox Zhukov64
5 Fighting for air superiority78
6 The closing battles106
7 The final rush127
8 In search of the victors and the vanquished135
Appendix 1 Aircraft used in the conflict145
Appendix 2 Claimed Soviet fighter victories in the Nomonhan conflict193
Appendix 3 Claimed Japanese fighter victories in the Nomonhan conflict195
Bibliographical notes199
Index207
ON THE BACK COVER
In 1939, an isolated area in Mongolia covering just 35 by 20 miles became a battlefield for more than 900 Soviet and 450 Japanese aircraft. The `Nomonhan Incident' lasted four months, ending just 15 -days after Germany invaded Poland.
Using the Ki-27 Nate fighter, Japanese pilots clashed with Soviet 1-15 and 1-153 biplanes and their 1-16 monoplane. Massive but outdated TB-3 heavy bombers played a part in the battle and the Ki-21 Sally made its combat debut, eventually continuing service throughout the Pacific War.
In the course of the first large aerial battle of modern times, the combatants refined new fighting tactics and used the conflict to move air power into the future of modern warfare as both sides learned the importance of reconnaissance, fighter sweeps, bomber escort and infantry support. It was during this little-known battle that Japan and Russia both discovered and ignored vital tactical and design lessons from the combat, to the detriment and advantage of each.
Covering both the Japanese and Russian sides of the battle, In the Skies of Nomonhan includes loss lists, colour profiles of the combat aircraft and over fifty photos from Japanese and Russian archives, all of which provide a new perspective on this fascinating and largely unknown pre-World War II encounter.
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