New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)

Appendix VI — PRINCIPAL OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT OF JAPANESE AIR FORCE

Japanese Fighters
Aircraft Type	Maximum Speed	Service Ceiling	Rate of Climb	Armament
Nakajima Army-I (Oscar)	358 m.p.h. at 21,900 feet	37,400 feet	7-4 minutes to 20,000 feet	Two 12-7 m.m.
Kawasaki Army-2	346 m.p.h. at 21,100 feet	35,000 feet	8 minutes to 20,000 feet	Two 12-7 m.m. One 7-9 m.m. One 20 m.m.
Kawasaki Army-3	361 m.p.h. at 15,800 feet	35,100 feet	8-5 minutes to 20,000 feet	Two 12-7 m.m. and two 7-7 m.m. or four 12-7 m.m.
Nakajima Army-4	427 m.p.h. at 20,000 feet	38,800 feet	5-8 minutes to 20,000 feet	Two 12-7 m.m. Two 20 m.m.
Nakajima-Mitsubishi Navy-O (The Zero)	358 m.p.h. at 22,000 feet	35,100 feet	7-8 minutes to 20,000 feet	Two 13-2 m.m. Two 7-7/13-2 m.m. Two 20 m.m.
Kawanishi Navy ‘Shiden’	416 m.p.h. at 19,000 feet	39,100 feet	6-1 minutes to 20,000 feet	Four 20 m.m. Two 7-7 m.m.
Mitsubishi Navy ‘Raiden’	417 m.p.h. at 16,600 feet	38,800 feet	5-1 minutes to 20,000 feet	Four 20 m.m.
Nakajima Navy ‘Gekko’	333 m.p.h. at 19,700 feet	32,740 feet	12-1 minutes to 20,000 feet	Five 20 m.m.

Japanese Bomber and Reconnaissance Aircraft
Aircraft Type	maximum Speed	Service Ceiling	Radius of Action With Associated Bomb Load	Armament
Mitsubishi Army-4	346 m.p.h. at 18,700 feet	30,100 feet	920 miles with 1875 lb.	Four 12-7 m.m. One 20 m.m.
Mitsubishi Army-97	294 m.p.h. at 15,500 feet	30,500 feet	815 miles with 2200 lb.	Four 7-7 m.m. One 12-7 m.m. One 20 m.m.
Kawasaki Army-99	228 m.p.h. at 19,900 feet	34,300 feet	750 miles with 880 lb.	One 12-7 m.m. Three 7-9 m.m.
Nakajima Army-100	312 m.p.h. at 16,900 feet	30,900 feet	800 miles with 2200 lb.	Three 7-9 m.m. Two 12-7 m.m. One 20 m.m.
Mitsubishi Army - 100 (Dinah 3)	420 m.p.h. at 10,700 feet	40,600 feet	865 miles on reconnaissance	One 7-7 m.m.page 392
Nakajima Navy-1	283 m.p.h. at 13,800 feet	30,500 feet	1535 miles with 2200 lb.	Four 7-7 m.m. Four 20 m.m.
Nakajima Navy-96	270 m.p.h. at 19,600 feet	34,250 feet	1060 miles with 1100 lb.	Four 7-7 m.m. One 20 m.m.
Mitsubishi-Nakajima-Aichi Navy-97	225 m.p.h. at 8000 feet	27,500 feet	320 miles with one 1765 lb. torpedo	Four 7-7 m.m.
Aichi Navy - 99 (divebomber)	281 m.p.h. at 20,300 feet	33,600 feet	480 miles with 550 lb.	Three 7-7 m.m.
Aichi Navy ‘Susei’ (divebomber)	377 m.p.h. at 19,300 feet	36,400 feet	1220 miles with 550 lb.	Three 7-7 m.m.
Nakajima Navy ‘Ginga’	367 m.p.h. at 17,200 feet	35,500 feet	1215 miles with 1875 lb.	Two 20 m.m.
Nakajima Navy ‘Saiun’	396 m.p.h. at 16,600 feet	34,100 feet	905 miles on reconnaissance	One 7-9 m.m.
Nakajima Navy ‘Tenzan’	327 m.p.h. at 15,100 feet	35,400 feet	870 miles with one 1765 lb. torpedo	Two 7-7 m.m.