Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers

E17533

carrier-based attack aircraft torpedo bomber

Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers were Japanese carrier-based attack aircraft used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, including in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aliases (2)

Nakajima B5N ×50
Nakajima B5N "Kate" ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carrier-based attack aircraft → torpedo bomber →
aircraftCategory	military aircraft →
armament	Type 91 aerial torpedo → bombs up to 800 kg →
countryOfOrigin	Japan →
crew	3 →
defensiveArmament	7.7 mm machine gun →
designedAsReplacementFor	Nakajima B4N →
designedFor	aircraft carrier operations →
emptyWeight_kg	2300 →
engineType	Nakajima Sakae radial engine →
enteredMassProduction	late 1930s →
enteredService	late 1930s →
firstFlightDate	1937-01-01 →
height_m	3.7 →
introduced	1938 →
landingGear	tailwheel →
length_m	10.3 →
manufacturer	Nakajima Aircraft Company →
maximumSpeed_kmh	378 →
natoReportingName	Kate →
notableUse	first wave of Pearl Harbor torpedo attack →
numberOfEngines	1 →
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy →
powerplant	Nakajima Sakae 11 →
primaryUser	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service →
range_km	1990 →
retired	1945 →
role	level bomber → torpedo bomber →
serviceBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
successor	Nakajima B6N Tenzan →
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service →
usedFromCarrier	Akagi → Hiryu → Kaga → Shokaku → Soryu → Zuikaku →
usedInConflict	Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II →
usedInEvent	Attack on Pearl Harbor → Battle of Midway → Battle of the Coral Sea → Indian Ocean raid →
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane →
wingspan_m	15.52 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hiryū ("Nakajima B5N "Kate"") → Kaga →	aircraftTypesCarried
First Air Fleet →	aircraftType
Sōryū ("Nakajima B5N") →	aircraftTypeCarried
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ("Nakajima B5N") →	notableAircraft