Nakajima G8N
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The Nakajima G8N "Renzan" (連山, "mountain range") was a land-based bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Navy designation was "Type 18 land-based attack aircraft" (一八試陸上攻撃機); the Allied code name was "Rita".
The initial prototype was completed in October 1944, a mere one year after the Navy ordered development to start, and delivered in January 1945. However, the worsening war situation and a shortage of aluminum led to the project's cancellation in June. Four examples were built between October 1944 and June 1945. After the war, one prototype was taken to the United States and scrapped after testing. None are extant today.
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[edit] Specifications (G8N1)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: ten
- Length: 22.94 m (75 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 32.54 m (106 ft 9 in)
- Height: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 112 m² (1,205 ft²)
- Empty: 17,400 kg (38,400 lb)
- Loaded: 26,800 kg (59,100 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 32,150 kg (70,900 lb)
- Powerplant: 4x Nakajima NK9K-L 24 "Homare" 18-cylinder radials, 1,490 kW (2,000 hp) each
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 576 km/h (358 mph)
- Range: 7,250 km (4,500 miles)
- Service ceiling: 10,200 m (33,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 457 m/min (1,500 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 239 kg/m² (49 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.22 kW/kg (0.14 hp/lb)
[edit] Armament
- 2x 20 mm Type 99 cannon in each of dorsal, ventral, and tail turrets
- 2x 13 mm Type 2 machine guns in nose turret
- 2x 13 mm Type 2 machine gun in fuselage sides
- up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of bombs
[edit] Trivia
Capcom's shoot'em-up video game 1942 and its sequel 1943 featured a fictionalized version of the Renzan named "Ayako", which serves as a boss which the player would occasionally encounter. Although the Ayako bore striking resemblance to the cancelled long-range bomber, whether Capcom was aware of the existence of the Renzan is unclear.
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Designation sequence: G5N - G6M - G7M - G8N - G9K - G10N
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