Nell Bomber - Specifications (Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21)

Specifications (Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21)

Data from The Mitsubishi G3M "Nell"; Imperial Japanese Navy Bombers of World War Two;

General characteristics

• Crew: 7
• Length: 16.45 m (54 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
• Height: 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 75 m2 (810 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 4,965 kg (10,946 lb)
• Gross weight: 8,000 kg (17,637 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 3,874 l (852.2 imp gal; 1,023.4 US gal)
• Powerplant: 2 × Mitsubishi Kinsei 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 791 kW (1,061 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 375 km/h (233 mph; 202 kn)
• Cruising speed: 280 km/h (174 mph; 151 kn)
• Range: 4,400 km (2,734 mi; 2,376 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 9,200 m (30,184 ft)
• Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)

Armament

• Guns:
  
• 1× 20 mm (0.066 ft) Type 99 cannon in rear dorsal turret
• 4× 7.7 mm (0.025 ft) Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun in cockpit, left and right side positions, and in retractable forward dorsal turret.
• Bombs: 800 kg (1,763.698 lb) of bombs or 1× aerial torpedo