IJN  Imperial Japanese Navy

Nakajima J1N1 Irving (Gekko)
Type 2 Land Based Reconnaissance Aircraft
Designed as an heavy long-range fighter with a crew of three, but was initially built only as J1N1-C reconnaissance aircraft. It was as maneuverable as many single-seat fighters.

The J1N could carry either the Zero droppable fuel tank or the later model 330 liter tank with the stabilizing fins.

J1N1-S
 Later the J1N1-S was developed, a nightfighter equipped with upward-firing 20mm cannons and in some cases even radar.

Production
A total of 479 were built
Role  

 Reconnaissance or
Night Fighter
Crew  

 Two or Three
Engines  

 Two Nakajima NK1F Sakae fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radials, three-blade metal propellers
Span  

 16.98m
Length  

 12.18m
Height  

 4.56m
Max. Speed  

 286 km/h
Range  

 1,457 miles
Armament  

(nose) 1 x 20mm
2 x 7.7 mm MG
(turrets) 4 x 7.7 mm MG in two remotely controlled dorsal barbettes.
(rear) 13 mm MG,
or one 20 mm

 

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