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APPENDIX

BOMBER AND RECONNAISSANCE

MAKER TYPE KNOWN
AS
MAXIMUM
SPEED
SERVICE
CEILING
RANGE AND
ASSOCIATED
BOMB LOAD
ARMAMENT
m.p.h, feet feet miles lb.
Nakajima Navy-96 Nell 23 270 at 19,600 34,250 2,125 -- 1,100 4 × 7.7-mm.
1 × 20-mm.
Mitsubishi Army-97 Sally 2 294 at 15,500 30,500 1,635 -- 2,200 4 × 7.7-mm.
1 × 12.7-mm.
1 × 20-mm.
Nakajima Army-100 Helen 2 312 at 16,900 30,900 1,600 -- 2,200 3 × 7.9-mm.
2 × 12.7-mm.
1 × 20-mm.
Nakajima Navy-1 Betty 22 283 at 13,800 30,500 3,075 -- 2,200 4 × 7.7-mm.
4 × 20-mm.
Nakajima Navy-2 Liz 11 270 at 16,100 29,100 2,990 -- 7,240 no data avail.
Kawasaki1 Army-99 Lily 2 228 at 19,900 34,300 1,500 -- 880 1 × 12.7-mm.
3 × 7.9-mm.
Nakajima Navy 'Tenzan' Jill 12 327 at 15,100 35,400 1,740 1 torpedo
(1,765 lb.)
2 × 7.7-mm.
Mitsubishi2 Navy-97 Kate 12 225 at 8,000 27,500 645 1 torpedo
(1,765 lb.)
4 × 7.7-mm.
Aichi Navy-99(dive bomber) Val 22 281 at 20,300 33,600 965 -- 550 3 × 7.7-mm.

FIGHTER

MAKER TYPE KNOWN
AS
MAXIMUM
SPEED
SERVICE
CEILING
CLIMB -- TIME
TO HEIGHT
ARMAMENT
m.p.h, feet feet minutes feet
Nakajima Army-1 Oscar 3 358 at 21,900 37,400 7-4 to 20,000 2 × 12.7-mm.
Kawasaki Army-3 Tony 1 361 at 15,800 35,100 8-5 to 20,000 2 × 7.7-mm.
& 2 × 12.7-mm.
or 4 × 12.7-mm.
Nakajima3 Navy-04 Zeke 52 358 at 22,000 35,100 7-8 to 20,000 2 × 13-2-mm.
2 × 7.7/13.2-mm.
2 × 20-mm.
Kawasaki Army-2 Nick 1 346 at 21,100 35,000 8 to 20,000 2 × 12.7-mm.
1 × 7.9-mm.
1 × 20-mm.

1 These data have been taken from official Japanese sources, but the nature of the trials, under which the performances quoted were attained, is unknown.
2Also manufactured by Nakajima and Aichi.
3Also manufactured by Mitsubishi.
4 The Zero.

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