B5N2(Kate)Nakajima Type97 Mark3 Carrier-born Torpedo Bomber
Last up date Nov.30/1996
Nakajima aircraft exchanged (Kate mark1)'s engine to "sakae" -11. And in December 1939 (Kate) mark-3 named B5N2 and adopted official. Going up 300 hp performances up. As for a new engine a diameter is small so side view became smart.

This photograph is famous pearl harbor attack of (Kate) mark3. The top face is deep green and brown. This plane is from a carrier "zuikaku".

This is from aircraft carrier "shohkaku" at pearl harbor. A camouflage was not unified in that time. "kyuunana sangoh kankoh" accomplish most of an enemy ship attack of Japanese forces after that.
Touch Down!
IJN attached a radio returning device to all carrier aircraft. This is a twin loop antenna. Transmit individual frequency from a carrier each aircraft received it in the air. The machine indicates the direction. Accordingly IJN airplane seldom stray.
Sally!
After the careless defeat four aircraft carrier lost at midway next battlefield was south pacific solomon islands. This photograph is at this time. There is a spinner. Many of success in battle that IJN recorded are done with Kate-3. However, Kate-3 were old fashioned with 1937 models. Until the next new torpedo plane is adopted a painful fight was done.
Radar
When 1943 new torpedo bomber "tenzan"finished kate-3 was used for scout,communication,practice etc.. 1944 many kate-3 equipped rader. This is a radio wave rader H-6. Especially took an active part to the submarine reconnaissance. This is a magnetic radar. A bomb is dropped automatically when it hits in the up in the air of a submarine under the water.
Produced by k.kato (C) 1996