Japanese carrier-based aircraft in Strategic Mind: The Pacific

Last week we have told you about the USA carrier-based aviation. Today, it is the Empire of Japan`s turn.

Japanese carrier-based fighters(1) are famous Mitsubishi A6M Type 0 “Zero” aircraft, which showed an outstanding performance in the early years of the war.

Carrier-based dive-bombers(3) are D3A and D4Y. They were carrying only 250 and 500 kg of bombs respectively and thus could not carry an 800 kg Type 91 aerial torpedo. (While the USA dive-bomber SB2C was able to carry 900 kg Mark 13 aerial torpedoes, even though not as effectively as torpedo bombers).

SB2C models are the only carrier-based dive-bombers in the game, eligible to carry torpedoes, even though it hinders their fighting capabilities.

Carrier-based torpedo bombers(2) are Nakajima B5N and B6N models. Executing successful torpedo attacks upon enemy naval forces is a crucial part of the game and requires not only torpedo bombers but also fighters to protect them and oftentimes dive-bombers to organise a combined attack using both bombs and torpedoes.

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