The big problem I see with the kate being added is us being stuck with it. Historicaly HTC adds aircraft for Japan at what could genioursly be described as a "slow" rate. ow I know that does not mean that will continue to be so, what with the popularity of PAC set up in the CT and for Events I fully expect to see more of these planes being added. Howeaver just how many Naval torpedo planes can we expect HTC to deleaver? of the Three designed for CV opps the Kate, Jill, and Grace the latter would clearly be the most usefull in the MA and would add collor to all events and set up's, for years now we have had to sub late war allied types for Axis planes(even Russian plane's) why must we be forced to suffer throught with an early war torp bomber when we could have a great machine like the Grace.
I would much prefer the Jill if we cant get the Grace, at least she is mid war and with better preformance.
The Jill and the Kate both have very week guns, and are both way outpreformed by the Grace.
UNITS ALLOCATED
752nd and Yokosuka Kokutais.
TECHNICAL DATA
Description: Single-engined carrier-borne torpedo and dive-bomber. All-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces.
Accommodation: Crew of two in tandem enclosed cockpits.
Powerplant:
One Nakajima NK9B Homare 11 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 1,800 hp for take-off, 1440 hp at 1,800 m and 1,560 hp at 6,400 m, driving a constant-speed four-blade metal propeller (B7A1 protorypes).
One Nakajima NK9C Homare 12 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 1,825 hp for take-off, 1,670 hp at 2,400 m and 1,560 hp at 6,550 m, driving a constant-speed four-blade metal propeller (production B7A2).
One Nakajima NK9H-S Homare 23 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 2,000 hp for take-off and 1,570 hp at 6,850 m, driving a constant-speed four-blade metal propeller (one experimental B7A2).
One Mitsubishi MK9A ([Ha-43] 11) eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 2,200 hp for take-off, 2,070 hp at 1,000 m and 1,930 hp at 5,000 m, driving a constant-speed four-blade metal propeller (B7A3).
Armament:
Two wing-mounted 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon and one flexible rear-firing 7.92 mm Type 1 machine-gun (B7A1 and early production B7A2).
Two wing-mounted 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon and one flexible rear-firing 13 mm Type 2 machine-gun (late production B7A2).
Bomb-load: one 800 kg torpedo or up to 800 kg of bombs.
B7A2
Dimensions:
Span 14.40 m
Length 11.49 m
Height 4.08 m
Wing area 35.4 m2
Weights:
Empty 3,810 kg
Loaded 5,625 kg
Maximum 6,500 kg
Wing loading 158.9 kg/m2
Power loading 3.1 kg/hp
Performance:
Maximum speed 306 kt at 6,550 m
Climb to 4,000 m
in 6 min 55 sec
Service ceiling 11,250 m
Normal range 1,000 naut miles
Maximum range 1,640 naut miles
Production: A total of 114 B7As were built as follows:
Aichi Kokuki K.K. at Funakata:
9 B7A1 prototypes (May 1942-Feb 1944)
80 B7A2 production aircraft (May 1944-July 1945)
Dai-Nijuichi Kaigun Kokusho at Omara (Sasebo):
25 B7A2 production aircraft (Apr 1944-Aug 1945)
Found it here
http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
