Kawanishi Type 2 Flying Boat / H8K2 (Emily)
Technical Information

Background
The H8K was a four engine shoulder-wing flying boat with a crew of ten. This well-armed, sturdy aircraft flew long-range reconnaissance and bombing missions. They were regarded as hard to shoot down by Allied fighters, due to their armament and speed. The H8K was undoubtedly the best flying boat, built by any nation during WWII. Commonly known as "Nishiki Ōgata Hikōtei" 二式大艇. Also known as Nishiki Daitei or Nishiki Taitei. Known as H8K2 Flying Boat. Code named "Emily" by the Allies.

H8K2 Type 2 Flying boat, Model 12
This variant was developed on June 26, 1943. Equipped with Mitsubishi MK4Q Kasei 22 engines and improved tail gun turret. Latter production also had Air-Surface Vessel (ASV) search rada and removed the side blisters. A total of 112 were built.

H8K2-L Seikū "Clear Sky" Model 32 Transport Variants
Of the total production of 167, 36 special Seikū transport variants were also built.

Production
A total of 167 were built.

Technical Details
Crew  Ten crew or 29 passengers / 64 troops as transport variant
Engine  Four Mitsubishi MK4Q Kasei 22 driving four blade metal propellers
Wingspan  124' 8" / 38m
Length  92' 3" / 28m.13m
Height  30' / 9.15m
Cruise Speed  184 mph / 296 kmh
Maximum Speed  290 mph / 467 kmh
Ferry Range  4,444 miles / 7,152 km
Armament  Type 99 Mark 1 20mm cannon (dorsal turret and tail turret) Type 92 7.7 mm machine guns in the port and starboard beam blisters, ventral hatch, cockpit hatch and bow turret.
Bomb Load  2 x 800 kg aerial torpedoes / 8 x 250 kg bombs / 16 x 60 kg bombs or depth-charges