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Mitsubishi G3M
Stretching the Japanese Empire borders 1941
This aircraft type deal the definitive blow on the British Empire domination of East Asia. In 10 december 1941, three days after the Pearl Harbour attack, a drove of G3Ms sunk the hugue warships Prince of Wales and Repulse, in a long distance raid that made visible definitely the japanese technology to the white, anglosaxons, racists and sceptic eyes.
This bomber was designed for long range bomber tasks. Operated by the japanese navy, worked very well in the initial stages of the imperial expansion over the big spaces of eastAsia. His career took place in the agressive war fought in China that begins in 1933, replacing the obsolete Mitsubishi Ki-2 in the bombing of chinese cities,not rarely over civilian targets, as on Nanking.