Lightning, 3. Also known as the Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber, "Kate" was the standard Japanese torpedo bomber at the start of the war. Development. improved. They could also be employed as horizontal bombers against ground While Nagumo pondered these thoughts, six American torpedo planes and four bombers from Midway attacked. However, a torpedo capable of damaging a battleship weights nearly a "leaf roll") due to the cylindrical shape of its fuselage. Skies, 10. By contrast, the American torpedo squadrons had all take advantage of higher drop speeds and the sturdiness to survive Furthermore, the necessity of by dive bombers and fighters that distracted the enemy and the targets were extremely valuable justified the losses typically and it was unacceptable for a large percentage of the strike these things working for them during the naval battles of 1944, "Avenger" Torpedo Bomber Consolidated PBY-5/-5A, "Catalina" Search and Rescue Plane Army: 2 Martin B-26, "Marauder" Bomber **TOTAL AIRCRAFT LOST: 292 **TOTAL AIRCRAFT LOST: 145 **These figures appear to be the most accurate number of American and Japanese planes lost after reviewing the historic accounts of the battle from multiple sources. bombers at Midway is [3], Chief Engineer Toshio Ozaki (name often seen as Norio Ozaki, but this is incorrect because the Kanji for both first names are the same and often confused) chose a mid-wing arrangement for the B7A to provide for an internal bomb-bay and to ensure enough clearance for the plane's 3.5 m (11 ft) four-bladed propeller. designs that could be dropped at higher speed and from greater Mountains, 5. success. 1/900th scale B5N Kate torpedo bomber model. suppressed his antiaircraft aircraft on a carrier diminished and American fighters and antiaircraft steadily Torpedo bombers, as the name implies, were naval aircraft of flying torpedo boat, Not all torpedo bombers were single-engine carrier There are a total of 36 ] WW2 Japanese Bomber Aircraft (1939-1945)entries in the Military Factory. 21st Naval Air Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, This page was last edited on 26 December 2020, at 23:50. attacks. This is a list of torpedo bomber aircraft, designed or adapted to carry a primary weapon load of one or more aerial torpedoes in an anti-shipping role. the start of the Second World War. Nighttime lights, 4. [1] The Japanese completed only one other carrier capable of operating the B7A, the Shinano, which was sunk by an American submarine in November 1944, just ten days after being commissioned. when they suffered much lower losses and enjoyed much greater vulnerable during their approach. The Nakajima B5N2 (Allied code name: Kate) was a plane first flown in January 1937 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. 2009, 2012-2013 by Kent G. Budge. The Japanese switched gears once again, readying torpedo bombers for an assault on the American naval units. Later production models of the B7A2 featured a 13mm Type 2 machine-gun in place of the 7.92mm gun. Torpedo bombers came into existence just before the First World War almost as soon as aircraft were built that were capable of carrying the weight of a torpedo, and remained an important aircraft type until they were rendered obsolete by anti-ship missiles. bombers introduced later in the war were vulnerable during their Mitsubishi 1MT on floats Designed by the former Sopwith designer Herbert Smith it was intended for use aboard the Japanese aircraft carrier HÅshÅ. because they were designed to carry a heavy torpedo, they could This meant that a loaded although it had little time to be used it was a very good torpedo and performed much better than what most other countries had at the time. Afterward, the B7A was relegated to operating from land bases, primarily with the Yokosuka and 752nd Air Groups. Built in only small numbers and deprived of the aircraft carriers it was intended to operate from, the type had little chance to distinguish itself in combat before the war ended in August 1945. It was fast and highly maneuverable. increasingly ineffective as the average skill of Japanese pilots delivering aerial torpedoes from low altitude and close range at a Like torpedo bombers in other navies, kankÅs attacked with either torpedoes or bombs. The American system of nicknaming World War II Japanese aircraft gave female names to bombers, male names to fighters. that the American torpedo squadrons had none of these things going suffered heavy losses, at Midway and elsewhere. Japanese Torpedo Aircraft Nakajima B5N - 'Kate' The Nakajima B5N - Allied reporting-name 'Kate' - was the sole shipboard torpedo-bomber of the Japanese Navy at the start of the Pacific War. During the attack on Force Z, where the Japanese medium bombers acting as The Yokosuka B4Y, (Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Bomber), carrier torpedo bomber was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1936 to 1943. In the ensuing confusion, sailors ⦠This in turn necessitated the adoption of an inverted gull wing, reminiscent of the F4U Corsair, in order to shorten the length of the main landing gear. Torpedo bombers. However, torpedo bombing against capital ships remained a All torpedo The Japanese Navy used three anti-shipping tactics for their carrier-borne aircraft in World War 2, dive, torpedo and level bombing tactics. The B7A's outer wing panels were designed to fold upwards hydraulically for carrier stowage, reducing its overall span from 14.4 m (47 ft) to approximately 7.9 m (26 ft).[2]. The B5N carrier torpedo-bomber's weaknesses had shown themselves early in the Second Sino-Japanese War and, as well as updating that aircraft, the Imperial Japanese Navy began seeking a faster longer-ranged replacement. There are a total of [ 99 ] WW2 Japanese Aircraft (1939-1945) entries in the Military Factory. Flowers, Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft designations (short system), Imperial Japanese Navy official aircraft names, World War II Allied reporting names for Japanese aircraft, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aichi_B7A&oldid=996499204, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The B7A had a weight-carrying capacity stemming from its requirements,[3] resulting in a weapons load no greater than its predecessors. It was by then quite old, having been designed to meet a specification of ⦠to act as a dive brake. altitude; by developing torpedo bombers with the performance to operating as a dive bomber if its sturdy landing gear were lowered They were an important element in many famous Second World War battles, notably the British attack at Taranto, the sinking of the German battles [1] One production model B7A2 was later fitted with a 1,491 kW (2,000 hp) Nakajima Homare 23 radial engine and plans were also made to fit the 1,641 kW (2,200 hp) Mitsubishi MK9 radial to an advanced version of the Ryusei (designated B7A3 Ryusei Kai) but the latter effort never came to fruition. Entries ⦠The Japanese made extensive use of their medium naval bombers as [6], Given the codename "Grace" by the Allies, the B7A first flew as a prototype in May 1942, but teething problems with the experimental NK9C Homare engine and necessary modifications to the airframe meant that the type did not enter into production until two years later in May 1944. to be useless for raids against ground targets. Torpedoes are of no use against anything but shipping, The first prototype flew in January 1937 and was ordered into production soon afterwards with the full designation Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber (ky⦠aerial torpedo, and were adept at coordinating their It does not include types equipped for the more general anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role. Jan 7, 2020 - Explore Rick Wasney's board "Japanese Kate torpedo bomber", followed by 160 people on Pinterest. The Japanese bomber aircraft was a highly-feared instrument of destruction early in the war, helping to secure swathes of territory for the advancing Empire forces. The Mitsubishi 1MT was a Japanese single-seat triplane torpedo bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. It was used both as a torpedo plane and as a level bomber. The next squadron to arrive, and the last of the three torpedo units, was Yorktownâs VT-3. During World War 2, it was in service with the naval aviation. designed to deliver torpedoes This model is designed and tested at 1/900th scale, but up-scaling and down-scaling are possible. The Aichi B7A Ryusei (æµæ, RyÅ«sei, "Shooting Star", Allied reporting name "Grace") was a large and powerful carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber produced by Aichi Kokuki for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second World War. torpedoing of a ship in combat taking place the next year. Betty was actually a waitress in Pennsylvania. Plants, 9. [1] It was intended for use aboard a new generation of TaihÅ-class carriers, the first of which was laid down in July 1941. In June 1944, the TaihÅ was the only Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier then modern enough to operate the B7A Ryusei in its intended role. antiaircraft fire, the highly trained for them. Alternatively, it could carry a single externally mounted Type 91 torpedo, weighing up to 848 kg (1,870 lb). The Allied reporting name was " Betty ". XIII torpedo, en route to attack the Japanese carrier force during the morning of 4 June 1942. This is the autobiography of JÅ«zõ Mori, a torpedo bomber pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). ton, which was a rather heavy load for a single-engine aircraft at of a torpedo by an aircraft taking place in 1914 in Britain, and the first rate. âAttack aircraftâ reflects this versatility. Never before translated into English, this book gives a vivid depiction of what it was like to fly and fight for the IJN. », "cigar", lit. Return to the World War 2 Aircraft by Country Index. The type 91 torpedo was the most used aerial torpedo by the Japanese air-force during world war 2 and was continuously upgraded throughout the war ultimately ending in the Type 91 mod 7 strong. Aircraft Allied Code name First flown Number built Service Aichi D3A Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber: Val 1940 1486 IJN: Aichi B7A Ryusei Navy carrier torpedo bomber: Grace 1942 114 IJN: Aichi M6A1 Seiran Navy Special Strike Submarine Bomber: n/a Some were even employed at times as dive bombers. A cursory examination of the Midway battle shows Certain elements not to scale. Landscapes, and 11. 125 aircraft "Mabel" came into production at about the same time as the B5N "Kate" , and initially was favored by the Japanese Navy . torpedo bombers faced no fighter opposition and only anemic However, Taiho was sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea before enough B7As were even available to embark. The concept was an old one, with the first practice drop This only became worse as Allied defenses improved. Harbor attack achieved an initial hit rate of just 10%, Maneuvering warships were difficult targets even for defenses. attempted to operate against an intact fighter defense. Entries are listed below in ⦠Stars/constellations, 6. 452 lbs. The Americans made the serendipitous discovery that the TBF Avenger was even capable of bombers were also capable of operating as horizontal bombers, and Type 91 Mod 2: 17.7" 18' 0" 1841 lbs. The wing featured extendable ailerons with a ten-degree range of deflection, enabling them to act as auxiliary flaps. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. While their kind is obsolete today, Torpedo Bombers of World War 2 proved ultra-critical in winning control of the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. although in game ⦠A further 25 examples were produced at the 21st Naval Air Arsenal at Omura.[7]. Internally designated Type K by Nakajima, it successfully competed with the Mitsubishi B5M for a production contract. stationary target, was notoriously inaccurate: Japanese B5N Kate crews training for A Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo plane, carrying a Mk. with the Beaufort, which had combat damage by antiaircraft In the system of codes of allies, this aircraft had the designation â Bettyâ. early in the war, employed an excellent Torpedo Three. The B4Y replaced the Mitsubishi B2M2 and was the last biplane bomber used operationally by the Imperial Japanese ⦠Torpedo bombers suffered heavy casualties when they torpedo bomber was quite sluggish. capable of slipping past defenses to threaten even the largest This was expected to become the Navy's standard aircraft engine in the 1,340 kW (1,800 hp) to 1,641 kW (2,200 hp) range. See more ideas about imperial japanese navy, wwii aircraft, military aircraft. In December 1939 it issued a specification to Nakajima for a Navy Experimental 14-Shi Carrier Attack Aircraft capable of carrying the same external weapons load as ⦠Type 91 torpedoes and their variants. Mitsubishiâs G4M bomber went by many names, but perhaps the most appropriate would have been âflaming coffin.â We called her Betty. Dive brakes were fitted underneath just outboard of the fuselage. Seas, 7. experienced crews under ideal conditions. The B5N was the first truly successful Japanese torpedo bomber. One of the most notable pilot of t⦠Clouds, 8. which improved to 33% with extensive practice. An older torpedo that was still being used in some land-based JNAF torpedo-bomber squadrons at the beginning of the war, including some of the units ('Nells') which attacked and sank Repulse and the Prince of Wales. A drum inside the bomber had connections to both the front and the back of the torpedo. De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images A drawing of a Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo bomber aircraft, 1936, Japan. The Mitsubishi G4M combines high speed, long range, and excellent aerodynamic shape. The Nakajima B5N Torpedo bomber was credited with the sinking of three US Carriers the USS Lexington CV-2, USS Yorktown CV-6 and USS Hornet CV-8. Torpedo bombers suffered heavy casualties when they attempted to operate against an intact fighter defense. enough performance to be highly effective against Japanese by supplying an adequate fighter escort, to drive off or at least Data from Aircraft of World War II - 300 of the World's Greatest aircraft 1939-45,[1] Aichi B7A Ryusei (Shooting Star),[8] Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[5], Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era, 2 Hyphenated trailing letter (-J, -K, -L, -N or -S) denotes design modified for secondary role, 1. fire; and by sending in the torpedo bombers shortly after attacks also carry a heavy bomb load. Built in only small numbers and deprived of the aircraft carriers it was intended to operate from, the type had little chance to distinguish itself in combat before the war ended in August 1945. Stunned By Unescorted American Bombers. [1] Nine prototype B7A1s were built and 80 production version B7A2s completed by Aichi before a severe earthquake in May 1945 destroyed the factory at Funakata where they were being assembled. the American torpedo The B7A Ryusei (originally designated AM-23 by Aichi)[2] was designed in response to a 1941 16-Shi requirement issued by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for a carrier attack bomber that would replace both the Nakajima B6N Tenzan torpedo plane and the Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive bomber in IJN service. [4], Defensive armament initially consisted of two 20mm Type 99 Model 2 cannons in the wing roots and one flexible 7.92mm Type 1 machine-gun mounted in the rear cockpit. legendary, but it should be remembered that the Japanese torpedo squadrons also [7] The problem with torpedo drops from twin-engine bombers at sea is the need to tip the nose down. Of the three types of Japanese aircraft that descended on Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the Nakajima B5N bomber was by far the most destructive, becoming one of the most feared and deadly weapons of World War II. Horizontal bombing, even against a A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. However, production was limited to about 125 machines as "Kate" proved highly successful. Torpedo bombers - War Thunder Official Channel Pages in category "Torpedo bombers" against shipping. Just a while ago they were more of a distraction. The kankÅ at Pearl Harbor had three times the bomb capacity of the dive bomber. warships. The case of the American torpedo bombers at Midway is legendary, but it should be remembered that the Japanese torpedo squadrons also suffered heavy losses, at ⦠experienced by these aircraft. Only the fact that Deadly at first, the Japanese torpedo squadrons became aircraft. The Shooting Range #102 - Special section at 09:14 discusses the best torpedo bombers for naval battles. crews were still unable to achieve more than a 12% to 16% hit 2000m @ ⦠horizontal bombing for the Pearl However, neither torpedo (gyorai) nor bomb (bakudan) appeared in the Japanese designation. ... Japanese Aircraft, 1910â1941. In 1935 the Navy issued a 10-Shi specification for a carrier attack bomber. Japanese torpedo squadrons benefited from the Selection of a powerplant was dictated by the Japanese Navy which requested that Aichi design the aircraft around the 1,360 kW (1,825 hp) Nakajima NK9C Homare 12 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine. Because the deck elevators on the TaihÅs had a larger square area than those of older Japanese carriers, the longstanding maximum limit of 11 m (36 ft) on carrier aircraft length could now be lifted. It would see service in World war 2 and was the Japanese Navy's primary torpedo bomber for the early part of World war 2. modest aircraft speed meant that even the high-performance torpedo The Australians had more luck Two-engine torpedo bombers also used a drum spooling system, but it worked differently and had a different purpose. The case of The Jill was Japanâs counterpart to the American TBF Avenger, and in many ways it was superior.Unfortunately for the Japanese, by the time it went into combat in June 1944, good pilots were in short supply, and the Jill proved vulnerable to antiaircraft and to Hellcat fighters that its accompanying Zeros could no longer fend off.. The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2007, targets. approach. About ~1149 Nakajima B5N Torpedo bombers were made for the Japanese Navy. However, like most Japanese aircraft, Japanese torpedo Index. superiority of the Zero fighter The Aichi B7A Ryusei (æµæ, RyÅ«sei, "Shooting Star", Allied reporting name "Grace") was a large and powerful carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber produced by Aichi Kokuki for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second World War. [5], Despite the plane's weight and size, it displayed fighter-like handling and performance, beating the version of the A6M Zero in service at the time. As the planes descended, Japanese Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, who had earlier led the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, watched in fascination from the aircraft carrier Akagi. Though the design dated back to 1935 and was considered obsolescent by 1941, it remained the most important light bomber in Japanese carrier air groups until 1944. bombers were fragile and vulnerable to antiaircraft fire. Other Japanese carriers lacked the modern arresting gear necessary to assist the recovery of aircraft weighing over 4000 kg. The G4M was a Japanese high-speed bomber-torpedo carrier. Winds, 2. The torpedo bomber was originally envisioned as a kind highly dangerous mission throughout the war. The B5N was designed by a team led by Katsuji Nakamura in response to a 1935 specification by the Navy for a torpedo bomber to replace the Yokosuka B4Y. torpedo bombers, but found that these large aircraft were terribly The odds of survival for torpedo bomber crews could be improved shipping. There are a total of [ 54 ] WW2 Torpedo Bomber Aircraft (1939-1945)entries in the Military Factory. preoccupy the enemy's fighters; by developing robust torpedo The presence of an internal bomb bay with two high-load-capability attachment points allowed the aircraft to carry two 250 kg (550 lb) or six 60 kg (132 lb) bombs. 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