The Nakajima B5N (Japanese: 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. It also …

Jun 25, 2022 · B5N2 over the Java sea, February 1942. On December 7, 1941, the western world reminded the “Never underestimate the enemy” motto first coined by Sun Tsu. The yet …

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 …

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 …

May 12, 2021 · The B5N2 managed a maximum speed of 235 miles-per-hour, ranged out to 1,240 miles, and could reach a service ceiling of 27,100 feet. Armament consisted of a single 7.7mm …

The Nakajima B5N2 - Allied reporting-name 'Kate' - was the sole shipboard torpedo-bomber of the Japanese Navy at the start of the Pacific War. It was by then quite old, having been designed …

Oct 2, 2014 · On December 7, 1941, Commander Mitsuo Fuchida flew this plane as commander of the Pearl Harbor attack force. After the jump, a look at the lead plane of the major event. …

Codenamed Kate by the Allies, the Nakajima B5N was already in service for four years by 1941, and was the most modern carrier-based torpedo bomber at the beginning of WWII. It was …

Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' When the Pacific War began the Nakajima B5N2 was the most modern type of carrier borne torpedo to be operated by any of the worlds navies, and on December 7, …

The Nakajima B5N (Japanese: 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of the Second World …