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Naval Torpedo Bombers and Attack Planes

Mitsubishi B1M

Maiden flight: 1922
Introduced: 1923

Mitsubishi B1M1 Attack bomber
Crew: 2
Length: 9.77 m
Wingspan: 14.77 m
Height: 3.50 m
Empty weight: 1442 kg
Maximum Weight: 2697 kg
Powerplant: One Napier Lion 12 cylinder broad arrow engine, 500 hp
Maximum speed: 210 km/h
Service ceiling: 4500 m
Range 370 km
Armament: Two 7.7 mm machine guns, two 240 kg bombs.

Mitsubishi B1M2 Navy Type 13 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 10.06 m
Wingspan: 14.77 m
Height: 3.52 m
Empty weight: 1765 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2850 kg
Powerplant: one Mitsubishi/Hispano Suiza Typy Hi, 600 hp
Maximum speed: 194 km/h
Service ceiling: 4500 m
Range:
Armament: Two fixed forward firing 7.7 mm machine guns and two pivoted 7.7 mm machine guns in rear cockpit, one 18 inch torpedo or two 240 kg bombs.

Mitsubishi B1M3 Navy Type 13 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 10.13 m
Wingspan: 14.78 m
Height: 3.52 m
Empty weight: 1750 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2900 kg
Powerplant: one Mitsubishi/Hispano Suiza Typy Hi, 600 hp
Maximum speed: 196 km/h
Service ceiling: 4860 m
Range:
Armament: Two fixed forward firing 7.7 mm machine guns and two pivoted 7.7 mm machine guns in rear cockpit, one 18 inch torpedo or two 240 kg bombs.

Mitsubishi B2M

Maiden flight: 1927
Introduced: 1929

Mitsubishi B2M1 Navy Type 87 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 10.27 m
Wingspan: 15.22 m
Height: 3.71 m
Empty weight: 2260 kg
Loaded Weight: 3600 kg
Powerplant: One Hispano-Suiza 12Lbr V-12, 650 hp
Maximum speed: 213 km/h
Service ceiling: 4,500 m
Range: 1779 km
Armament: One forward firing 7.7 mm machine guns and two flexible 7.7 mm machine guns in rear cockpit, one 800 kg torpedo or two 226 kg bombs.

Mitsubishi B2M2 Navy Type 87 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 10.18 m
Wingspan: 14.98 m
Height: 3.60
Empty weight: 2180 kg
Max takeoff weight: 3600 kg
Powerplant: Mitsubishi (Hispano-Suiza) Type Hi, 650 hp
Maximum speed: 228 km/h
Service ceiling: 4500 m
Range: 1760 km
Armament: One forward firing 7.7 mm machine guns and one flexible 7.7 mm machine guns in rear cockpit, one 800 kg torpedo or equivalent weight in bombs.

Aichi 7-shi
Maiden flight: 1930
Introduced: -


Mitsubishi 7-shi
Maiden flight: 1929
Introduced: -


Nakajima 7-shi
Maiden flight: 1930
Introduced: -

Yokosuka B3Y

Maiden flight: 1929
Introduced: 1930

Yokosuka B3Y1 Navy Type 90 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 9.50 m
Wingspan: 13.51 m
Height: 3.73 m
Empty weight: 1850 kg
Loaded Weight: 3200 kg
Powerplant: One Type 89 12 cylinder W-block, 600 hp
Maximum speed: 219 km/h
Service ceiling: 4,500 m
Endurance 4.5 hours
Armament: One forward firing 7.7 mm machine guns and one flexible 7.7 mm machine guns in rear cockpit, one 800 kg torpedo or 500 kg bombs.

Mitsubishi B4M

One prototype built.
Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: -

Crew: 3
Length: 9.96 m
Wingspan: 14.80 m
Height: 3.94 m
Empty weight: 2000 kg
Loaded weight: 3827 kg
Max takeoff weight: 4080 kg
Powerplant: one Mitsubishi A-9, 725 hp
Maximum speed: 241 km/h
Service ceiling:
Endurance 6.25 hours
Armament: Three 7.7mm machine guns, 800 kg bombs or one 18" torpedo

Nakajima B4N
Two prototypes built
Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: -

Crew: 3
Length:
Wingspan:
Height:
Empty weight:
Loaded weight:
Max takeoff weight:
Powerplant: prototype 1 - Nakajima Hikari 1, 670 hp; prototype 2 - Nakajima Kotobuki 3, 750 hp
Maximum speed:
Service ceiling:
Range:
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns, 800 kg bombs or one 18" torpedo

Yokosuka B4Y

Maiden flight: 1932
Introduced: 1934

Yokosuka B4Y1 Navy Type 93 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 10.15 m
Wingspan: 15.00 m
Height: 4.36 m
Empty weight: 2000 kg
Loaded weight: 3600 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Hikari 2 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial, 840 hp
Maximum speed: 278 km/h
Service ceiling: 6,000 m
Range: 1575 km
Armament: One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm. One 800 kg torpedo or 500 kg of bombs.

Mitsubishi B5M

Maiden flight: 1934
Introduced: 1934

Mitsubishi B5M1 Navy Type 94 Carrier Attack Bomber
Crew: 3
Length: 10.23 m
Wingspan: 15.30 m
Height: 3.72 m
Empty weight: 2342 kg
Loaded weight: 4000 kg
Maximum weight: 4400 kg
Powerplant: One Mitsubishi Kinsei 43, 1,000 hp
Maximum speed: 381 km/h
Service ceiling: 8260 m
Range: 2350 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns. One 800 kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs.

Nakajima B5N


Maiden flight: 1934
Introduced: 1935

Nakajima B5N1 10-Shi
Crew: 3
Length: 10.30 m
Wingspan: 15.518 m
Height: 3.70
Empty weight: 2106 kg
Loaded weight: 3650 kg
Maximum weight: 4020 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Hikari 2 air-cooled radial, 800 hp
Maximum speed: 370 km/h
Service ceiling: 7400 m
Range: 2260 km
Armament: One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm. One 800 kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs.


Nakajima B5N1 11 (1936)
Crew: 3
Length: 10.30 m
Wingspan: 15.518 m
Height: 3.70
Empty weight: 2099 kg
Loaded weight: 3700 kg
Maximum weight: 4015 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Hikari 3 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial, 840 hp
Maximum speed: 350 km/h
Service ceiling: 7400 m
Range: 2150 km
Armament: One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm. One 800 kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs. Capable of carrying 800 kg AP bomb based on the 41cm AP shell.



Nakajima B5N1-K (1938)
Crew: 3
Length: 10.30 m
Wingspan: 15.518 m
Height: 3.70
Empty weight: 2153 kg
Loaded weight: 3700 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Hikari 3 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial, 840 hp
Maximum speed: 346 km/h
Service ceiling: 7680 m
Range: 2000 km
Armament: One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm. One 800 kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs. Capable of carrying 800 kg AP bomb based on the 41cm AP shell.


Nakajima B5N2 12 (1938)
Crew: 3
Length: 10.30 m
Wingspan: 15.518 m
Height: 3.60
Empty weight: 2279 kg
Loaded weight: 3800 kg
Maximum weight: 4130kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Sakae NK1B air-cooled radial, 1000 hp
Maximum speed: 378 km/h
Service ceiling: 8260 m
Range: 1990 km
Armament: One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm. One 800 kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs. Capable of carrying 800 kg AP bomb based on the 41cm AP shell.

Nakajima B6N

Maiden flight: 1937
Introduced: 1938

Nakajima B6N1 Carrier Attack Plane
Crew: 3
Length: 10.74 m
Wingspan: 14.89 m
Height: 3.7 m
Empty weight: 3203 kg
Loaded weight: 5170 kg
Max takeoff weight: 5630 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima NK7 Mamoru 11, 1500 hp
Maximum speed: 435 km/h
Service ceiling: 8400 m
Range: 2500 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machineguns, 800 kg torpedo or equivalent in bombs and rockets.

B6N2 12 (OTL B6N from this one on)

Introduced: 1940
Crew: 3
Length: 10.74 m
Wingspan: 14.89 m
Height: 4.30 m
Empty weight: 3,223 kg
Loaded weight: 5,200 kg
Max takeoff weight: 5,650 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima NK7K Mamoru 11 radial engine, 1800 hp.
Maximum speed: 465 km/h
Service ceiling: 8,650 m
Maximum range: 3,446 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machineguns, 800 kg torpedo or equivalent in bombs and rockets.

B6N3 13

Introduced: 1941
Crew: 3
Length: 10.87 m
Wingspan: 14.89 m
Height: 4.32 m
Empty weight: 3,083 kg
Loaded weight: 5,200 kg
Max takeoff weight: 5,650 kg
Powerplant: One Mitsubishi MK4T Kasei 25 radial engine, 1825 hp.
Maximum speed: 481 km/h
Service ceiling: 9,040 m
Maximum range: 3,045 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machineguns, 800 kg torpedo or equivalent in bombs and rockets.

B6N4 14
Introduced: 1942
Crew: 3
Length: 10.87 m
Wingspan: 14.89 m
Height: 4.32 m
Empty weight: 3,252 kg
Loaded weight: 5,200 kg
Max takeoff weight: 5,650 kg
Powerplant: One Mitsubishi MK4T-C Kasei 25c radial engine, 1825 hp.
Maximum speed: 492 km/h
Service ceiling: 9,800 m
Maximum range: 3,050 km
Armament: One 13.2mm machinegun and one 7.7mm machineguns, 800 kg torpedo or equivalent in bombs and rockets.

B7A
Maiden flight: 1940
Introduced: 1940

B7A1 11

7 built.
Crew: 2
Length: 11.48 m
Wingspan: 14.40 m
Height: 3.45 m
Empty weight: 3,810 kg
Loaded weight: 5,630 kg
Max takeoff weight: 6,075 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima NK9A Homare 11 radial engine, 1800 hp.
Maximum speed: 542 km/h
Service ceiling: 11,250 m
Maximum range: 3,040 km
Armament: Two fixed 20mm machineguns in the wings and one flexible 7.7mm machinegun, 800 kg bombs or one torpedo.

B7A2 12

Introduced: 1941
Crew: 2
Length: 11.49 m
Wingspan: 14.40 m
Height: 4.08 m
Empty weight: 3,810 kg
Loaded weight: 5,625 kg
Max takeoff weight: 6,500 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima NK9C Homare 12 radial engine, 1825 hp.
Maximum speed: 566 km/h
Service ceiling: 11,250 m
Maximum range: 2,890 km
Armament: Two fixed 20mm machineguns in the wings and one flexible 7.7mm machinegun, 800 kg bombs or one torpedo.

Kanzaki B7K Carrier Attack Plane

Maiden flight: 1941
Introduced: N/A
Four built

Crew: 2
Length: 11.2 m
Wingspan: 12.9 m
Height: 4.5 m
Empty weight: 3,360 kg
Loaded weight: 4,020 kg
Powerplant: One KHI KHI-103 liquid-cooled supercharged V12, 1200 hp.
Maximum speed: 510 km/h
Service ceiling: 8,200 m
Maximum range: 1,650 km
Armament: Eight 7.7mm machineguns, 400 kg bombs or rockets.

Kanzaki B8K Carrier Attack Plane

Maiden flight: 1943
Introduced: N/A

B8K1 10-Shi prototype
10 built
Crew: 2
Length: 12.01 m
Wingspan: 15.25 m
Height: 4.74 m
Empty weight: 4,763 kg
Loaded weight: 6,804 kg
Powerplant: One KHI KHI-112 radial Engine, 2300 hp.
Maximum speed: 603 km/h
Service ceiling: 10,100 m
Maximum range: 2,300 km
Armament: Two 20mm cannons, three external hardpoints for up to 2000 kg of bombs, torpedoes, rockets, drop tanks or radar pod.

B8K1
Introduced: 1944
Crew: 2
Length: 11.63 m
Wingspan: 15.25 m
Height: 4.76 m
Empty weight: 4,656 kg
Loaded weight: 7,257 kg
Powerplant: One KHI KHI-112A radial Engine, 2500 hp.
Maximum speed: 589 km/h
Service ceiling: 10,000 m
Maximum range: 3,000 km
Armament: Two 20mm cannons, up to 3000 kg of ordnance on 11 external hardpoints.

B8K2
Introduced: 1946
Crew: 2
Length: 11.63 m
Wingspan: 15.25 m
Height: 4.76 m
Empty weight: 4,784 kg
Loaded weight: 7,379 kg
Powerplant: One KHI KHI-112B radial Engine, 2700 hp.
Maximum speed: 515 km/h
Service ceiling: 9,960 m
Maximum range: 2,370 km
Armament: Two 20mm cannons, up to 3600 kg of ordnance on 15 external hardpoints.