Maciej Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Dear LSM members and visitors,Four new books will be published by Kagero in August 2015. Mariusz MotykaThe Light Cruiser YahagiISBN 978-83-64596-66-792 pages118 renders18 anaglyphs 3DDouble sheet A2 with the plansYahagi, the second Japanese warship of that name, was the third of the four Agano-class vessels (the other three being Agano, Noshiro and Sakawa). Construction of the Agano-class cruisers was approved by the Japanese parliament (Diet) in March 1939 under the Fourth Naval Armaments Enhancement Program (Dai-Yon-Ji Kaigun Gunbi Jūjitsu Keikaku), also known as “Four-in-Circle” Program (Maru Yon Keikaku), or simply Maru 4. Under the terms of the program, the four light cruisers (kei jun’yōkan), also referred to as type B cruisers (otsu-gata jun’yōkan, or simply otsu jun) and officially classed as second-class cruisers (ni-tō jun’yōkan), were to fulfill the role of destroyer squadron flagships. At that time destroyer squadrons (DesRon), called literarily torpedo squadrons (suirai sentai), consisted of four four-ship destroyer divisions (DesDiv, or kuchiku-tai). Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop Tomasz Szlagor P-51/F-6 Mustangs with the USAAF – European Theater of Operations ISBN - 978-83-64596-68-1 The North American P-51 Mustang powered by the British-designed Rolls-Royce Merlin/Packard engine was, quite simply, the best long-range escort fighter of the World War Two era. Entering service in November 1943, it curtailed prohibitive losses suffered by the heavy bombers of the US Eight Army Air Force which carried out the strategic daylight bombing campaign against the Third Reich. In the European Theater of Operations the USAAF also deployed Mustangs, with great success, as free-ranging strafers, fighter-bombers, scouts and reconnaissance aircraft. Eventually, it was the P-51 that broke the backbone of the Luftwaffe. 205x275 mm 88 pages 131 archival photos 14 color photos 11 color profiles (12 view)masking foil Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop Samir KarmiehThe Light Cruiser SMS EmdenISBN 978-83-64596-67-480 pages116 renders16 anaglyphs 3DSMS Emden light cruiser was built by Kaiserliche Werft Danzig dockyard (nowadays Gdańsk in Poland). The construction process began in 1906, the launching of the ship took place on 26 May 1908. Together with SMS Dresden, she belonged to Dresden protected cruiser class.SMS Emden was put into service on 1 April 1910. Eleven days later she was sent to the German colony Qingdao (Tsingtao) in China. The destination was reached on September that year. There the ship was incorporated into German East Asia Squadron. In 1913 Lieutenant-Commander Karl von Müller took command of the ship. He was soon promoted to the rank of full Commander. Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop Sd.Kfz. 161 Panzer IV Ausf. H/JKrzysztof Mucha ISBN 978-83-64596-70-4 In June 1943 the production of Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H began in order to increase the armour piercing capabilities of its main armament. Although the new model received the modified 75-mm KwK43 L/48 tank gun, the Ausf. H was still sharing many components with the previous version. This Panzer IV version first saw combat in the summer of 1943 during the German retreat on the Eastern front. The tank proved to be quite complicated and labour-consuming in production which led to simplifying its design. As a result, the less complex Ausf. J model was introduced into production in June 1944. format 210x297mm 40 pages 2 double B2 sheet with drawings sheets and colour scheme 1:16 18 color profiles Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop We invite to visit our website www.kagero.eu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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