Yokosuka D4Y

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The Yokosuka D4Y was a fast, carrier-based Japanese dive bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
carrier-based dive bomber
military aircraft
aircraftType carrier-capable aircraft
low-wing monoplane
single-engine aircraft
alliedReportingName Judy
armament forward-firing 7.7 mm machine guns
internal bomb load up to 500 kg
rear 7.92 mm or 13 mm machine gun
basedOn Heinkel He 118 design influence
bombBay internal bomb bay
conflict World War II
construction all-metal airframe
countryOfOrigin Japan
crew 2
designer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
era 1940s
firstFlight early 1940s
introducedAs Yokosuka D4Y1 NERFINISHED
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
maximumSpeed approximately 550 km/h
notableFeature high speed for a dive bomber
internal bomb carriage for reduced drag
notableVariant Yokosuka D4Y1 NERFINISHED
Yokosuka D4Y2 NERFINISHED
Yokosuka D4Y3 NERFINISHED
Yokosuka D4Y4 NERFINISHED
powerplant Aichi Atsuta liquid-cooled V-12 engine
Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Navy
propulsion single propeller
range over 2000 km in some variants
role dive bomber
reconnaissance aircraft
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
serviceEntry 1942
status retired
tailConfiguration conventional tail unit
usedAs kamikaze aircraft
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
usedFrom aircraft carriers
land bases
usedInBattle Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of the Marianas NERFINISHED
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED
wingConfiguration cantilever low wing


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