World War II Database

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseThe P1Y Ginga ("Galaxy") Navy Type 11 medium bombers were twin-engine land-based aircraft designed for the Japanese Navy as replacements for the G4M bombers. The design was complex, which caused problems with manufacturing and servicing on the front lines. 97 night fighter variants, P1Y2-S Kyokko ("Aurora") were also built, but many of them were reverted to the standard bomber configuration due to poor performance in that role. During the production life of the design, 1,002 were built by Nakajima Aircraft Company.

ww2dbaseThe Allied code name for the design was "Frances".

SPECIFICATIONS

P1Y1a Ginga

Machinery	Two Nakajima HK9C Homare 12 radial engine rated at 1,825hp each
Armament	1x20mm nose Type 99 cannon, 1x13mm tail Type 2 machine gun, 1,000kg of bombs or 1x800kg torpedo
Crew	3
Span	20.00 m
Length	15.00 m
Height	4.30 m
Wing Area	55.00 m²
Weight, Empty	7,265 kg
Weight, Loaded	13,500 kg
Speed, Maximum	547 km/h
Service Ceiling	9,400 m
Range, Maximum	5,370 km

P1Y2-S Kyokko

Machinery	Two Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25a radial engine rated at 1,850hp each
Armament	2x20mm nose Type 99 cannon, 1x20mm tail Type 2 cannon, 1,000kg of bombs or 1x800kg torpedo
Crew	3
Span	20.00 m
Length	15.00 m
Height	4.30 m
Wing Area	55.00 m²
Weight, Empty	7,265 kg
Weight, Loaded	13,500 kg
Speed, Maximum	547 km/h
Service Ceiling	9,400 m
Range, Maximum	5,370 km

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