Japanese Air Forces
Japanese Air Forces
Allied Code Name: Claude
Design Bureau: Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K.
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K.; K.K. Watanabe Tekkosho; Dai-Nijuichi Kaigun Kokusho
Type: carrier-based fighter
Crew: one
Engine: one Nakajima Kotobuki 41 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, rated at 710 hp
Max speed: 270 mph at 9,845 feet
Max range: 746 miles
Service Ceiling: 32,150 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 36 feet, 1 inch; length 25 feet, 1.5 inches; height 10 feet, 4 inches
Weight: empty 2,681 lbs; loaded 3,684 lbs
Armament: two 7.7-mm Type 89 machine-guns mounted above engine; external bomb load of 132 lbs
Allied Code Name: Zeke (a.k.a. Zero)
Design Bureau: Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K.
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K.; Nakajima Hikoki K.K.
Type: carrier-based fighter
Crew: one
Engine: one Nakajima NK1F Sakae 21 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, rated at 1,130 hp
Max speed: 351 mph at 19,685 feet
Max range: 1,194 miles
Service Ceiling: 38,520 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 36 feet, 1 inch; length 29 feet, 11 inches; height 11 feet, 6 inches
Weight: empty 4,136 lbs; loaded 6,025 lbs
Armament: two 7.7-mm Type 97 machine-guns mounted above engine cowling; two wing-mounted 20-mm Type 99 cannons; external bomb load 264 lbs
Allied Code Name: Val
Design Bureau: Aichi Tokei Denki K.K.
Manufacturers: Aichi Kokuki K.K.; Showa Hikoki Kogyo K.K.
Type: dive-bomber
Crew: two
Engine: one Mitsubishi Kinsei 54 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, rated at 1,300 hp
Max speed: 267 mph at 20,340 feet
Max range: 840 miles
Service Ceiling: 34,450 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 47 feet, 2 inches; length 33 feet, 5.5 inches; height 12 feet, 7.5 inches
Weight: empty 5,666 lbs; loaded 8,378 lbs
Armament: two forward-firing 7.7-mm Type 97 machine-guns mounted in upper engine cowling; one flexible rearward-firing 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-gun mounted in rear cockpit; external bomb load up to 815 lbs
Allied Code Name: Susie
Design Bureau: Aichi Tokei Denki K.K.
Manufacturer: Aichi Tokei Denki K.K.
Type: carrier-based dive-bomber
Crew: two
Engine: one Nakajima Hikari 1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, rated at 730 hp
Max speed: 192 mph at 10,500 feet
Max range: 576 miles
Service Ceiling: 22,900 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 37 feet, 5 inches; length 30 feet, 6 inches; height 11 feet, 2 inches
Weight: empty 3,342 lbs; loaded 5,512 lbs; maximum 5,754 lbs
Armament: two forward-firing 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-guns mounted in upper engine cowling; one flexible rearward-firing 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-gun mounted in rear cockpit; external bomb load up to 685 lbs
Allied Code Name: Tillie
Design Bureau: Kawanishi Kokuki K.K.
Manufacturer: Kawanishi Kokuki K.K.
Type: long-range maritime reconnaissance flying-boat
Crew: nine
Engine: four Mitsubishi Kinsei 51 or Kinsei 53 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, each rated at 1,300 hp
Max speed: 239 mph at 19,685 feet
Max range: 4,208 miles
Service Ceiling: 31,365 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 131 feet, 3.75 inches; length 84 feet, 1 inch; height 20 feet, 7 inches
Weight: empty 27,117 lbs; loaded 38,581 lbs; maximum 50,706 lbs
Armament: one flexible 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-gun in bow turret; one 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-gun in dorsal position; one 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-gun in port and starboard beam positions; one flexible 20-mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon in tail turret; up to 2,205 lbs of bombs or two torpedoes
Allied Code Name: Emily
Design Bureau: Kawanishi Kokuki K.K.
Manufacturer: Kawanishi Kokuki K.K.
Type: long-range maritime reconnaissance flying-boat
Crew: ten
Engine: four Mitsubishi MK4Q Kasei 22 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, each rated at 1,850 hp
Max speed: 290 mph at 16,405 feet
Max range: 4,445 miles
Service Ceiling: 29,035 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 124 feet, 8 inches; length 92 feet, 4 inches; height 30 feet
Weight: empty 40,521 lbs; loaded 54,013 lbs; maximum 71,650 lbs
Armament: one 20-mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon in bow,
dorsal and tail turrets; one 20-mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon in beam hatches;
one 7.7-mm Type 92 machine-gun in ventral, port, starboard and cockpit
positions; up to 4,408 lbs of bombs/depth charges or two torpedos
Allied Code Name: Myrt
Manufacturer: Nakajima Hikoki K.K.
Type: long-range carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft
Crew: three
Engine: one Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, rated at 1,990 hp
Max speed: 379 mph at 20,015 feet
Max range: 3,300 miles
Service Ceiling: 35,236 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 41 feet; length 36 feet, 1 inch; height 13 feet
Weight: empty 6,543 lbs; loaded 9,921 lbs; maximum 11,596 lbs
Armament: one flexible rearward-firing 7.92-mm Type 2 machine-gun mounted in rear cockpit
Allied Code Name: Thora
Design Bureau: Nakajima Hikoki K.K.
Manufacturers: Nakajima Hikoki K.K.; Tachikawa Hikoki K.K.
Type: twin-engined transport
Crew: three
Engine: two Nakajima Ha-1b nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, each rated at 710 hp
Max speed: 224 mph at 11,025 feet
Range: 745 miles
Service Ceiling: 22,965 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 65 feet; length 50 feet, 2.5 inches; height 13 feet, 7.5 inches
Weight: empty 7,716 lbs; loaded 11,574 lbs
Armament: none
Design Bureau: Nakajima Hikoki K.K.; Mitaka Kenkyujo; Ota Seishakusho K.K.
Manufacturer: Nakajima Hikoki K.K.
Type: single-seat suicide attack plane
Crew: one
Engine: one Nakajima Ha-35 23 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, rated at 1,150 hp
Max speed: 342 mph at 9,185 feet
Max range: 745 miles
Service Ceiling: 21,325 feet
Dimensions: wingspan 28 feet, 3 inches; length 28 feet, 1 inch; height 10 feet, 10 inches
Weight: empty 3,616 lbs; loaded 5,688 lbs
Armament: one 551 lb, 1,102 lb or 1,764 lb bomb semi-recessed in the fuselage
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