The Nakajima B5N (Japanese: 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. It also …

Jun 25, 2022 · The B5N “Kate” in action. B5N2 over the Java sea, February 1942. On December 7, 1941, the western world reminded the “Never underestimate the enemy” motto first coined …

Aug 18, 2017 · At Pearl Harbor, Japan’s most devastating aircraft was the Nakajima B5N2, also known as the “Kate” and the Type 97-3 Carrier Attack Aircraft. In the opening minutes of the …

The Nakajima B5N2 – Allied reporting-name ‘Kate’ – was the sole shipboard torpedo-bomber of the Japanese Navy at the start of the Pacific War. It was by then quite old, having been …

Oct 2, 2014 · The B5N “Kate” was the primary Japanese torpedo bomber in the first couple years of the war. For the Pearl Harbor raid, Kate’s carried two non-standard load outs. Many had …

Dec 7, 2023 · The B5N1 and B5N2 were the main Japanese carrier-borne torpedo bombers from 1940 to 1943, but the model still soldiered on until the last day of the war, despite new models …

The Nakajima B5N (Japanese: 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. Although the B5N was …

May 26, 2023 · “Kates” saw their first action in the Second Sino-Japanese War, but it was on the “Day of Infamy” at Pearl Harbor that the plane truly established its destructive reputation. One …

The Nakajima B5N1 and B5N2 carrier based Torpedo Bomber (Kate), specifications, armament, history

B5N2 'Kate' When the Pacific War began the Nakajima B5N2 was the most modern type of carrier borne torpedo to be operated by any of the worlds navies, and on December 7, 1941, 144 …