Mitsubishi Kasei
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The Kasei (火星, "Mars") was a two-row, 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and used in a variety of World War II Japanese aircraft, such as Mitsubishi J2M and Mitsubishi G4M. It was originally ordered by Imperial Japanese Navy, and was later adopted by the Japanese Army as the Ha-32. Produced in a wide variety of models, the Kasei generally produced between 1,400 and 1,800 hp.
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