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Nakajima B6N Tenzan torpedo bomber

 

 

B6N2 Tenzan

  

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
B6N1 torpedo bomber 6/1943 - 10/1943 133 1945 3 seats, Nakajima NK7A Mamoru 11 engine (1870 hp), 2 7.7-mm MG, 1 torpedo or 800 kg of bombs
B6N2 10/1943 - 8/1945 1133 1945 Mitsubishi MK4T Kasei 25 engine (1850 hp)
B6N2a 1 13.2-mm MG, 1 7.7-mm MG, 1 torpedo or 800 kg of bombs

 

Modification B6N2

Wing span, m

14.89

Length, m

10.37

Height, m

3.80

Wings area, m2

37.20

Empty mass, kg

3223

Full flying-off mass, kg

5650
Engine 1 Mitsubishi MK4T Kasei 25
Power, h. p. 1850
Maximal speed, km/h 481
Cruise speed, km/h 333
Flying range, km 3045
Vertical speed, m/s 8.0
Maximal altitude, m 8650
Complement 3
Armament 2 x 7.7 97-shiki MG, 1 800-kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs

Many used by kamikaze at end of war.

B6N2 Tenzan, 1944

B6N2 Tenzan

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2008