A powerful late-war Japanese Navy carrier attack aircraft designed to perform both torpedo and dive-bombing missions.
Development
Aichi B7A Ryusei was developed by Aichi Kokuki in Empire of Japan as a maritime-combat aircraft. The family first flew in 1942 and entered service in 1944. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Aichi B7A Ryusei is represented primarily in the maritime-combat aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include carrier based, torpedo bomber, and dive bomber.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include B7A2 Ryusei.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| B7A2 Ryusei | Production | Maritime Combat | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
B7A2 Ryusei — C012 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 2
Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Homare radial
Armament: Two forward-firing 20 mm cannon, a flexible rear gun, and bomb or torpedo carriage.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War — Putnam · Tier 3