D3A2(VAL)Aichi Type99 Carrier-born DiveBomber Model_22

Last up date Nov.9/1996

IJN exchanged Val's engine to "kinsei-54":1,300HP from "kinsei"-44:1,080HP for solve D3A1's lack of power. The other change points are add spinner, modify it's cowling side aspect to roundly, sharp canopy back,and level tail wingarea increased. Jan.1943 D3A2 became official adoption. Speed, climbing ,bomb installation weight improves but range decreased .

Camouflage was only one kind , the top face darkgreen, under face gray.

Left photograph is taking off from a ground base probably at The South Pacific in 1943. Members of the ground service are seeing the departure with "Bohfure"=shake or circle their hat.

One 250 kg bomb Loads and takes off Val-22. D3A2 had done painful fight until next new Divebomber "Suisei" finished.This time Imperial Japanese force and the US forces scramble for solsomon islands and developed a boundless war of attrition.