1/48 Nakajima B5N2 Kate Type 97 Bomber
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■Product Description
In 1935, the Imperial Japanese Navy ordered Mitsubishi and Nakajima to produce a prototype aircraft called the Type 10 Carrier Attack Aircraft.
The Navy's requirements were significantly higher than those of the Type 96 Carrier Attack Aircraft, which had just been adopted at the time. Nakajima, having lost to Mitsubishi in competition for major Navy aircraft types, staked its future on this development.
The Type 97 Carrier Attack Aircraft, incorporating numerous new features, was the first low-wing monoplane carrier attack aircraft with an all-metal monocoque structure for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
It adopted a groundbreaking hydraulically retractable main landing gear, and the fuselage width was narrowed to its widest point near the cockpit, making it relatively slender for a three-seat aircraft.
The adoption of upward-folding main wings shortened the wingspan, reducing the storage space required on aircraft carriers.
The propeller, a two-stage variable-pitch three-blade all-metal propeller, efficiently delivers engine power according to each situation—takeoff, climb, cruising, and high speed—resulting in a dramatic improvement in performance.
On November 16, 1937, it was officially adopted as the Type 97 Model 1 Carrier Attack Aircraft (B5N1). Although it was equipped with the "Hikari" engine, which had 300 hp less power than the originally planned "Sakae" engine, it exceeded the Navy's requirements in terms of performance.
Autumn 1938
The "Sakae" engine became feasible and was installed. In December 1939, it was officially adopted as the Type 97 Model 3 Carrier Attack Aircraft (B5N2), and mass production at Nakajima was switched to the Model 3.
In December 1941, the Type 97 carrier attack bombers, deployed on six aircraft carriers, participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, which marked the start of the Pacific War. They achieved great success by inflicting fatal damage on American Pacific Fleet vessels with concentrated bomb and torpedo attacks.
In particular, their success in torpedo attacks in shallow waters, where torpedo attacks were previously considered impossible, is noteworthy, combined with the aircraft's high performance.
Even after the Hawaii operation, the Type 97 carrier attack bombers, deployed on aircraft carriers of the First Air Fleet, played an active role alongside the Zero fighter and the Type 99 dive bomber in the Solomon Islands, the Southwest Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.
《Data》B5N2
Crew: 3
Wingspan: 15.518m
Length: 10.3m
Height: 3.7m
Engine: Nakajima "Sakae" Type 11 (Air-cooled, double-row radial, 14-cylinder)
Takeoff power: 1,000hp
Maximum speed: 378km/h (altitude 3,600m)
Armament: 7.7mm machine gun (upper rear of fuselage)
Bombs: 800kg x 1 / 250kg x 2 / 60kg x 6 / 30kg x 6
Torpedoes: 800kg x 1
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Hasegawa
Item No: JT76
Scale: 1/48
JAN: 4967834191761
1/48 Nakajima B5N2 Kate Type 97 Bomber
$28.00
In 1935, the Imperial Japanese Navy ordered Mitsubishi and Nakajima to produce a prototype aircraft called the Type 10 Carrier Attack Aircraft.
The Navy's requirements were significantly higher than those of the Type 96 Carrier Attack Aircraft, which had just been adopted at the time. Nakajima, having lost to Mitsubishi in competition for major Navy aircraft types, staked its future on this development.
The Type 97 Carrier Attack Aircraft, incorporating numerous new features, was the first low-wing monoplane carrier attack aircraft with an all-metal monocoque structure for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
It adopted a groundbreaking hydraulically retractable main landing gear, and the fuselage width was narrowed to its widest point near the cockpit, making it relatively slender for a three-seat aircraft.
The adoption of upward-folding main wings shortened the wingspan, reducing the storage space required on aircraft carriers.
The propeller, a two-stage variable-pitch three-blade all-metal propeller, efficiently delivers engine power according to each situation—takeoff, climb, cruising, and high speed—resulting in a dramatic improvement in performance.
On November 16, 1937, it was officially adopted as the Type 97 Model 1 Carrier Attack Aircraft (B5N1). Although it was equipped with the "Hikari" engine, which had 300 hp less power than the originally planned "Sakae" engine, it exceeded the Navy's requirements in terms of performance.
Autumn 1938
The "Sakae" engine became feasible and was installed. In December 1939, it was officially adopted as the Type 97 Model 3 Carrier Attack Aircraft (B5N2), and mass production at Nakajima was switched to the Model 3.
In December 1941, the Type 97 carrier attack bombers, deployed on six aircraft carriers, participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, which marked the start of the Pacific War. They achieved great success by inflicting fatal damage on American Pacific Fleet vessels with concentrated bomb and torpedo attacks.
In particular, their success in torpedo attacks in shallow waters, where torpedo attacks were previously considered impossible, is noteworthy, combined with the aircraft's high performance.
Even after the Hawaii operation, the Type 97 carrier attack bombers, deployed on aircraft carriers of the First Air Fleet, played an active role alongside the Zero fighter and the Type 99 dive bomber in the Solomon Islands, the Southwest Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.
《Data》B5N2
Crew: 3
Wingspan: 15.518m
Length: 10.3m
Height: 3.7m
Engine: Nakajima "Sakae" Type 11 (Air-cooled, double-row radial, 14-cylinder)
Takeoff power: 1,000hp
Maximum speed: 378km/h (altitude 3,600m)
Armament: 7.7mm machine gun (upper rear of fuselage)
Bombs: 800kg x 1 / 250kg x 2 / 60kg x 6 / 30kg x 6
Torpedoes: 800kg x 1
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Hasegawa
Item No: JT76
Scale: 1/48
JAN: 4967834191761