The Mitsubishi G3M (九六式陸上攻撃機, Kyūroku-shiki rikujō kōgeki-ki, as Type 96 land-based attack aircraft "Rikko"; Allied reporting name "Nell") was a Japanese bomber and transport …

Sep 2, 2023 · Imperial Japanese Navy, 1,048 built Ka-15, Type 96 Rikko, G3M1, G3M2, G3M3 by Mitsubishi, Nakajima and Yokosuka Bomber/Recce codename “Nell”, Transport codename …

Like some Junkers prototypes, the G3M had an exceptionally clean airframe, with retractable landing gear and keeping some good features of the unsuccessful G2H1, notably the "double …

Feb 1, 2020 · The Mitsubishi G3M "Rikko" (codenamed "Nell" by the Allies) was a frontline, twin-engine medium bomber utilized primarily by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World …

Designed by Kiro Honjo, first flown July 1935. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) designation was Type 96 Land Based Attack Bomber. In Japanese, 九六式陸上攻撃機 or Kyūroku-shiki rikujō …

Two Mitsubishi Kinsei 51 fourteen-cylinder air cooled-radials, rated at 1,300 hp for take-off and 1,200 hp at 3,000 m, driving three-blade variable-pitch metal propellers (G3M3). Armament: …

Japan's first modern bomber The victory over “Force Z” was the G3M’s finest hour. Entering production five years before the Pacific War as the Mitsubishi G3M1 Type 96 medium land- …

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Dec 4, 2008 · The G3M1 Model 11 was the first production version of the Navy Type 96 Attack Bomber. It was powered by the same Mitsubishi Kinsei 3 engines as the fourth and eleventh …

Testing showed that its aerodynamic qualities and performance were excellent, with the first official model (the G3M1) going into production in June of 1936. G3Ms went into service in …