The War Years
During World War II, the arsenal was responsible for the design of several IJN aircraft, although the arsenal itself did not manufacture more than a few prototypes of the aircraft it designed. Its designs were mass produced by companies such as Aichi Kokuki, Watanabe Tekkōjo steel foundry, renamed in 1943 to Kyūshū Hikōki Kabushiki-kaisha (九州飛行機株式会社, Kyushu Aircraft Company Ltd?) (Kyushu Armaments), and the Hiro Naval Arsenal (Hiro Kaigun Kōshō, which is often abbreviated as Hirosho).) Aircraft designed by the arsenal are usually designated by the manufacturer's letter "Y" for "Yokosuka".
An example of the above is the Yokosuka D4Y1 Carrier Attack Bomber (Suisei (Comet) Model 11 which was mainly produced by Aichi. The D4Y1 and later models were produced by Dai-Jūichi Kaigun Kōkū-shō (11th Naval Arsenal) at Hiro.
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