Appendix 7: principal Operational Aircraft of the Japanese Air Forces, 1942-43
Bomber and Reconnaissance
| Maker | Type | Known as | Maximum Speed | Service Ceiling | Range and Associated Bomb Load | Armament |
| m.p.h., feet | feet | miles lb. | ||||
| Nakajima | Navy-96 | Nell 23 | 270 at 19,600 | 34,250 | 2,125—1,100 | 4 × 7.7-mm. 1 × 20-mm. |
| Mitsubishi | Army-97 | Sally 2 | 294 at 15,500 | 30,500 | 1,635—2,200 | 4 × 7.7-mm. 1 × 12.7-mm. 1 × 20-mm. |
| Nakajima | Army-100 | Helen 2 | 312 at 16,900 | 30,900 | 1,600—2,200 | 3 × 7.9-mm. 2 × 12.7-mm. 1 × 20-mm. |
| Nakajima | Navy-1 | Betty 22 | 283 at 13,800 | 30,500 | 3,075—2,200 | 4 × 7.7-mm. 4 × 20-mm. |
| Nakajima | Navy-2 | Liz 11 | 270 at 16,100 | 29,100 | 2,990—7,240 | no data avail. |
| Kawasaki* | Army-99 | Lily 2 | 228 at 19,900 | 34,300 | 1,500—880 | 1 × 12.7-mm. 3 × 7.9-mm. |
| Nakajima | Navy ‘Tenzan’ | Jill 12 | 327 at 15,100 | 35,400 | 1,740 1 torpedo (1,765 lb.) | 2 × 7.7-mm. |
| Mitsubishi† | Navy-97 | Kate 12 | 225 at 8,000 | 27,500 | 645 1 torpedo (1,765 lb.) | 4 × 7.7-mm. |
| Aichi | Navy-99 (dive bomber) | Val 22 | 281 at 20,300 | 33,600 | 965—550 | 3 × 7.7-mm. |
Fighter
| Maker | Type | Known as | Maximum speed | Service ceiling | Climb—Time to Height | Armament |
| m.p.h., feet | feet | minutes feet | ||||
| Nakajima | Army-1 | Oscar 3 | 358 at 21,900 | 37,400 | 7-4 to 20,000 | 2 × 12.7-mm. |
| Kawasaki | Army-3 | Tony 1 | 361 at 15,800 | 35,100 | 8-5 to 20,000 | 2 × 7.7-mm. & 2 × 12.7-mm. or 4 × 12.7-mm. |
| Nakajima‡ | Navy-0§ | Zeke 52 | 358 at 22,000 | 35,100 | 7-8 to 20,000 | 2 × 13-2-mm. 2 × 7.7/13.2-mm. 2 × 20-mm. |
| Kawasaki | Army-2 | Nick 1 | 346 at 21,100 | 35,000 | 8 to 20,000 | 2 × 12.7-mm. 1 × 7.9-mm. 1 × 20-mm. |
* These data have been taken from official Japanese sources, but the nature of the trials, under which the performances quoted were attained, is unknown.
† Also manufactured by Nakajima and Aichi.
‡ Also manufactured by Mitsubishi.
§ The Zero.