Mitsubishi G3M

The Mitsubishi G3M (九六式陸上攻撃機: Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft; Allied reporting name "'Nell") was a Japanese bomber used during World War II, mostly against the Chinese. The bomber had a crew of five, and had its first flight in July 1935. The aircraft was armed with three 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns. Maximum speed was 348 km/h (216 mph) and had a range of over 3,541 km (2,200 mi). The G3M was also designed to carry an 800 kg (1,760 lb) torp... more

The Mitsubishi G3M (九六式陸上攻撃機: Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft; Allied reporting name "'Nell") was a Japanese bomber used during World War II, mostly against the Chinese. The bomber had a crew of five, and had its first flight in July 1935. The aircraft was armed with three 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns. Maximum speed was 348 km/h (216 mph) and had a range of over 3,541 km (2,200 mi). The G3M was also designed to carry an 800 kg (1,760 lb) torpedo for anti-ship attacks. The G3M has its origins in a specification submitted to the Mitsubishi company from the Imperial Japanese Navy requesting a heavy bomber aircraft with chiefly a range figure unprecedented at the time. This stemmed from principally Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's influence in the Naval High Commission of the necessity of a long-range heavy bomber capable of encompassing the enormous ranges of the arenas where Imperial Japan sought to conquer in the years to come, including those outlined in the expansionist Tanaka Memorial... less