{"product_id":"aichi-d3a-val-nakajima-b5n-kate-squadron-blood-red-skies","title":"Aichi D3A Val \u0026 Nakajima B5N Kate Squadron - Blood Red Skies","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                                                                            WLX-3c1?\/DOW-11c2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe D3A ‘Val’ was a dive bomber and the B5N ‘Kate’ was a torpedo bomber. Coordinated strikes from these two aircraft redefined the future of naval aviation and sounded the death knell of the battleship. The Aichi Dive bombers would ideally cripple the anti-aircraft ability of their target to facilitate the approach of the much slower torpedo bombers. They are best remembered for their involvement on the attack on Pearl Harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA naval dive bomber with many similarities to the German Ju 87 Stuka, the Val was armed with two fixed forward machineguns and two rear trainable ones. It carried a crew of two and a light bomb load. Used in the anti-shipping dive-bomber mode, the Val was a mainstay of the Japanese carrier-based war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough the B5N compared favorably to Allied counterparts at the start of its involvement in the war, it was already approaching obsolescence in 1941. It still served throughout the entirety of the war due to the delayed development of its intended successor, the B6N. It had a 3-man crew, pilot, navigator\/bombardier\/observer, and radio operator\/gunner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 x Warlord Resin Aichi D3A ‘Val’ aircraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 x Warlord Resin Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ aircraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 x Advantage Flying Bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 x Punchboard with Game Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 x Aircraft Cards (D3A ‘Val’, B5N ‘Kate’)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 x Doctrine Seasoned Pilots mini card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 x Aircraft Trait Cards (1 x Vulnerable, 1 x Laden)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 x Waterslide Aircraft Markings Sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41425714708653,"sku":"","price":41.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/1912\/7981\/products\/AiChiD3a.jpg?v=1647186888","url":"https:\/\/mantisgamestudio.com\/products\/aichi-d3a-val-nakajima-b5n-kate-squadron-blood-red-skies","provider":"MantisGamingStudios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}