Let's assume that it is mid 1943 and Japanese air defense planners believe that American Boeing B-29 and B-32 strategic bombers will live up to the performance specifications they were designed to meet. (IOTL these aircraft were only marginally successful due to engine performance and durability shortcomings and for this reason, high altitude day bombing was largely abandoned.)
Anticipating mass strategic raids at 30,000 feet and above, what technical approaches could be employed to combat the bombers? Hitachi turbosuperchargers were seldom made to work long enough to complete a high altitude interception- other means? Raids on US bases in China and later the Pacific island bases. German rocket interceptors or Kamikazi missiles?
What would you do?
Dynasoar
Anticipating mass strategic raids at 30,000 feet and above, what technical approaches could be employed to combat the bombers? Hitachi turbosuperchargers were seldom made to work long enough to complete a high altitude interception- other means? Raids on US bases in China and later the Pacific island bases. German rocket interceptors or Kamikazi missiles?
What would you do?
Dynasoar