It was a single-engine, low-wing, cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage; it carried a crew of two. It served with both the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy (as the C5M). During World War II it was code-named " Babs " by the Allies.

May 10, 2016 · C5M2 - Imperial Japanese Navyl improved form of the C5M1; fitted with engine installation yielding more power.

In July 1935 the Imperial Japanese Army drew up its specification for a new two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, and Mitsubishi responded with a cantilever low-wing monoplane, the Mitsubishi Ki-15.

May 19, 2019 · One 597 kw (800 hp) Mitsubishi Kinsei fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine. One 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 89 machine gun in wing firing forward; one 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 92 machine gun on mount in rear cockpit; provision …

Aug 24, 2019 · The C5M1 and C5M2 were the IJN designations for the Ki-15-I (Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Model 1) and Ki-15-II (Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Model 2). The data below denies the C5M2 was slightly slower than the C5M1.

Mar 3, 2015 · C5M2 (Navy Type 98 Reconnaissance Plane Model 2) : Upgraded version of C5M1 with more powerful engine for the Japanese Navy

There are details of the colour schemes, production and unit markings accompanied by numerous 1:72 and 1:48 scale plans of the C5M1 and the C5M2. The chapter describes the development of the navy’s new reconnaissance aircraft as well as an operational overview of Japanese operations over China and the Japanese expansion in the Pacific.

C5M2 'Babs' The Ki-15 was designed by the Mitsubishi Corporation to meet an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force requirement of 1935 for a two-seat, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft.

Like most Japanese aircraft, it was fragile and lacked self-sealing fuel tanks, and its relatively low speed for a reconnaissance aircraft caused it to be withdrawn from service early in the war. However, it was a C5M2 out of French Indochina that spotted Force Z and sealed its fate.

Its most famous success came on 10 December 1941, when a C5M2 from the 22nd Koku Sentai spotted the British battleships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse at sea off Malaya, starting the battle that led to the sinking of both ships.