K.14 Reconnaissance planes

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Rooijen10

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:23pm

K.14 Reconnaissance planes

Reconnaissance Planes of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
Due to a few additional planes in the whole list, the later numbers are not the same as the historical numbers for a number of planes.

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:23pm

Nakajima Ki-4 Reconnaissance Plane

Maiden flight: 1931
Introduced: 1931

Crew: 2
Length: 7.73 m
Wingspan: 12.00 m
Height: 3.50 m
Empty weight: 1615 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2616 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Ha-8, 550 hp
Maximum speed: 300 km/h
Service ceiling: 8000 m
Range: 1200 km
Armament: Four 7.7mm machine guns, 50 kg bombs

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:24pm

Mitsubishi Ki-15 Cooperation Reconnaissance Plane
Cancelled
Maiden flight: -
Introduced: -

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:25pm

Mitsubishi Ki-16 Headquarter reconnaissance (OTL Ki-15)
Redesignated as R-1 in 1940.

Also used by the Navy as the C5M
Maiden flight: 1933
Introduced: 1934

Crew: 2
Length: 8.70 m
Wingspan: 12.00 m
Height: 3.35 m
Empty weight: 1400 kg
Max takeoff weight: 2300 kg
Powerplant: One Nakajima Ha-8, 750 hp
Maximum speed: 480 km/h
Service ceiling: 11400 m
Range: 2400 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns. 250 kg bombs

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:26pm

Mitsubishi Ki-40 Cooperation Reconnaissance Plane
Cancelled
Maiden flight: -
Introduced: -

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:26pm

Tachikawa Ki-41 Cooperation Reconnaissance Plane (OTL Ki-36)
Redesignated as R-2 in 1940.

Maiden flight: 1935
Introduced: Expected 1936

Crew: 2
Length: 8.00 m
Wingspan: 11.80 m
Height: 3.64 m
Empty weight: 1247 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1660 kg
Powerplant: Hitachi Ha-13a, 515 hp
Maximum speed: 348 km/h
Service ceiling: 8150 m
Range: 1235 km
Armament: Two 7.7mm machine guns, 150 kg bombs

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:27pm

Mitsubishi Ki-47 HQ Recon
Cancelled
Maiden flight: -
Introduced: -

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Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:28pm

Mitsubishi Ki-50 HQ recon (OTL Ki-46)
Redesignated as R-3 in 1940.

15 ordered by Mexico (with Japan's special "buy four and get the fifth for free" action)
Maiden flight: 1936
Introduced: 1937

Crew: 2
Length: 11.00 m
Wingspan: 14.70 m
Height: 3.88 m
Empty weight: 3,830 kg
Max takeoff weight: 6,500 kg
Powerplant: Two Mitsubishi Ha.102 radial engines, 1,080 hp each.
Maximum speed: 604 km/h
Service ceiling: 10000 m
Range: 4000 km
Armament: One flexible 7.7mm machine gun.

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Tuesday, December 13th 2011, 12:17pm

Tachikawa Ki-81 HQ Recon (OTL Ki-70)
3 built.
Maiden flight: 1940
Introduced: 1941

Crew: 3
Length: 14.5 m
Wingspan: 17.8 m
Height: 3.46 m
Empty weight: 5895 kg
Loaded weight: 9855 kg
Max takeoff weight: 10700 kg
Powerplant: Two Mitsubishi Ha-104M radial engine, 1900 hp each
Maximum speed: 647 km/h
Service ceiling: 11000 m
Range: 2480 km
Armament: One flexible 7.7mm machinegun in nose and one flexible 13.2mm machinegun in dorsal turret.

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Tuesday, December 13th 2011, 12:17pm

Tachikawa Ki-83 Coop Recon (OTL Ki-72)
Evolved version of the Ki-41. Not built.

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Tuesday, December 13th 2011, 12:21pm

Mitsubishi R-4 (Ki-85) Recon (from warbirds.jp)

Maiden flight: 1940
Introduced: expected 1942 or 1943

Crew: 2
Length: 11.5 m
Wingspan: 15.0 m
Height: 3.95 m
Empty weight: 4340 kg
Loaded weight: 6120 kg
Powerplant: Two Mitsubishi Ha-104-R radial engines, 1970hp each
Maximum speed: 710 km/h
Service ceiling: 10000 m
Range: 2500 km
Armament: One Flexible 7.7mm machinegun

(not 100% sure if the data given at warbirds.jp is realistic so feel free to fine tune it in the thread here)

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