【ゆっくり解説】仲間の危機を救うため敵艦に急降下！一式戦闘機「隼」の英駆逐艦「パスファインダー」撃破

This time, we will introduce the destruction of the British destroyer Pathfinder by the Japanese Army's Ki-61 fighter plane Hayabusa, which took place during the Battle of Ramree Island. In 1945, after the defeat of the Imphal Operation, the Japanese military was at a disadvantage on the Burmese front. British forces also landed on Ramree Island in the Bay of Bengal, south of Akyab. The island's garrison fought bravely, but the enemy's strength was overwhelming, and they attempted to escape to avoid being annihilated. However, British naval vessels were patrolling the waterway between the island and Burma, and Ramree Island was already semi-surrounded. To save their allies from peril, Hayabusa planes from the 64th Army Air Squadron, known as the "Kato Hayabusa Fighter Squadron," headed for Ramree Island to launch an anti-ship attack. What was the exploit of the Ki-61 fighter plane Hayabusa that brought down the destroyer so brilliantly? ●Notes ・The video creator is not familiar with Touhou, so Marisa and Reimu may speak in a strange tone. ・The video is based on personal collected materials, so the content may contain errors. ・Images used without captions do not take into account the time period, unit, or weapon type, and include images and videos that are unrelated to the video content. ・The videos on this channel are not intended to denigrate any specific country, organization, or individual. ●Major references (For links to Amazon, we earn income from qualifying sales as an Amazon Associate) "The Glory of the Losers Without Glory, Vol. 45" "Anti-ship attack by Japanese Army planes on Ramree Island" by Takahiro Matsuda, Military Classics Vol. 48, Ikarus Publishing, 2015 "Falcon Fighters Piercing the Wall of Fire" by Masahiro Ikeda, Today's Topics War Chronicles Edition, Saturday Press, 1959 "Osprey Military Aircraft Series 56, Falcon Aces of World War II" by Hiroshi Umemoto, Dai Nippon Kaiga, 2010, https://amzn.to/4izNS54 "War History Series Vol. 25, Battle of Irrawaddy, Collapse of Burma's Defense" "War History Series Vol. 61, Burma and the Netherlands "Operations of the Third Air Army in India" "Military Classics Vol. 34" Icarus Publishing, 2011 "Wings of the Japanese Flag" Fumizo Furumine, Rekishi Gunzo Series, Gakken, 2013, https://amzn.to/4kWHshZ "Why were they hailed as the elite? The war chronicles of the "Kato Hayabusa Fighter Squadron" Fumizo Furumine, Rekishi Gunzo February 2017 issue, Gakken ●Music Maoudamashii, Amacha Music Studio #Slowly explained #Pacific War #World War II #Japanese Army #Gifu Hayabusa Fighter #War history