Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed metal propeller; Performance. Maximum speed: 378 km/h (235 mph, 204 kn) at 3,600 m (11,800 ft) Cruise speed: 259 km/h (161 mph, 140 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Range: 978 km (608 mi, 528 nmi) Ferry range: 1,991 km (1,237 mi, 1,075 nmi) Service ceiling: 8,260 m (27,100 ft) Rate of climb: 6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)

Jun 25, 2022 · The B5N1 and B5N2 were the main Japanese carrier-borne torpedo bombers from 1940 to 1943, outperforming the TBD Devastator on many levels.

The B5N2 used a 1115hp Sakae 21 engine and was armed with dual flexible 7.7mm in the rear cockpit and two 7.7mm fixed above the forward fuselage. Also known as the Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber, "Kate" was the standard Japanese torpedo bomber at the start of the war.

Aug 18, 2017 · At Pearl Harbor, Japan’s most devastating aircraft was the Nakajima B5N2, also known as the “Kate” and the Type 97-3 Carrier Attack Aircraft. In the opening minutes of the attack, 40 Kates savaged Battleship Row with torpedoes.

Dec 7, 2023 · The B5N1 and B5N2 were the main Japanese carrier-borne torpedo bombers from 1940 to 1943, but the model still soldiered on until the last day of the war, despite new models appeared in between. It outperformed the contemporary TBD Devastator on many levels.

One Nakajima NK1B Sakae 11 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial rated at 1,000 hp for take-off, and 970 hp at 3,000 m, driving a three-blade constant-speed metal propeller (B5N2). Armament: One flexible rear-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine-gun.

The B5N1 has an enlarged engine cowling - the B5N2 has a smaller one. B5N1 engine was the smaller and less powerful than the engine in the B5N2, the 1,115 hp Nakajima Sakae 21 radial. The B5N1 was replaced in frontline service by the N2 version in 1942. AFAIK, the B5n1 and B5N2 were identical externally with the exception of the nose area.

On December 7, 1941 during the Japanese surprise attack against Hawaii, forty B5N2 Kates armed with torpedoes attacked warships in Pearl Harbor and 103 B5N1 Kates armed with bombs attacked other targets on Oahu.

The prototype featuring such innovations as Fowler flaps and a variable pitch propeller and powered by a Nakajima Hikari 2 nine cylinder air cooled radial engine was completed in December of 1936 and made its first flight in January of 1937.

B5N2 Kate, aircraft carrier Zuikaka, second wave attack, Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Ensign Kadena.