D4Y4 Model 43

彗星四三型

Family
D4Y Suisei
Class
Dive bomber
Changes
Special attack version of the D4Y3 in production from February 1945: an 800 kg bomb semi-recessed in the bay, 75 mm armoured glass, 5 and 9 mm plates fore and aft of the cockpit, protected tanks, no rear gun, provision for rocket boosters. Late aircraft (after April 1945) lost the Type 97 guns and the bomb ejector.
Engine
Mitsubishi MK8P Kinsei 62
Engines
1
Max speed
560 km/h

Armament

WeaponCountPositionSynchronized
九七式七粍七固定機銃2FuselageTrue

Service

≈ Apr 1945 – Jun 1945