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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''', designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''', was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
+The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''', designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''', was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engines due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Atsuta 32 inline engine, the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still resulted in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, so the previous Model 12 was kept in parallel production and delivered to high-priority units instead.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. While the main difference of the D4Y3 compared to the D4Y1 and D4Y2 is the engine, this doesn't result in better performance, on the contrary, due to the remodeled nose and aerial cooled engine, aerodynamics are worse and result in higher drag which put it just behind the D4Y2 in peformance, while still peforming better than the D4Y1. The main benefit of this Suisei however comes with the "Ko" subvariant, which was present on all standard production D4Ys, which swapped out their rear armament from the factory standard 7.7 mm Type 92 MG to the 13 mm Type 2 HMG which will shred any foe on its tail.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. While the main difference of the D4Y3 compared to the D4Y1 and D4Y2 is the engine, this doesn't result in better performance, on the contrary, due to the remodeled nose and aerial cooled engine, aerodynamics are worse and result in higher drag which put it just behind the D4Y2 in performance, while still performing better than the D4Y1. The main benefit of this Suisei however comes with the "Ko" subvariant, which was present on all standard production D4Ys, which swapped out their rear armament from the factory standard 7.7 mm Type 92 MG to the 13 mm Type 2 HMG which will shred any foe on its tail.
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''', designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''' was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
+The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''', designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''', was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
 It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. While the main difference of the D4Y3 compared to the D4Y1 and D4Y2 is the engine, this doesn't result in better performance, on the contrary, due to the remodeled nose and aerial cooled engine, aerodynamics are worse and result in higher drag which put it just behind the D4Y2 in peformance, while still peforming better than the D4Y1. The main benefit of this Suisei however comes with the "Ko" subvariant, which was present on all standard production D4Ys, which swapped out their rear armament from the factory standard 7.7 mm Type 92 MG to the 13 mm Type 2 HMG which will shred any foe on its tail.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''' designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''' was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
+The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''', designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''' was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
 It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. While the main difference of the D4Y3 compared to the D4Y1 and D4Y2 is the engine, this doesn't result in better performance, on the contrary, due to the remodeled nose and aerial cooled engine, aerodynamics are worse and result in higher drag which put it just behind the D4Y2 in peformance, while still peforming better than the D4Y1. The main benefit of this Suisei however comes with the "Ko" subvariant, which was present on all standard production D4Ys, which swapped out their rear armament from the factory standard 7.7 mm Type 92 MG to the 13 mm Type 2 HMG which will shred any foe on its tail.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}} mod. 33A''' designated as the '''Suisei 33 Ko ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''' was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
+The '''D4Y3 mod. 33 Ko''' designated as the '''Suisei 33A ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''' was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
 It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. While the main difference of the D4Y3 compared to the D4Y1 and D4Y2 is the engine, this doesn't result in better performance, on the contrary, due to the remodeled nose and aerial cooled engine, aerodynamics are worse and result in higher drag which put it just behind the D4Y2 in peformance, while still peforming better than the D4Y1. The main benefit of this Suisei however comes with the "Ko" subvariant, which was present on all standard production D4Ys, which swapped out their rear armament from the factory standard 7.7 mm Type 92 MG to the 13 mm Type 2 HMG which will shred any foe on its tail.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' ([[Abbreviations#.28IJN.29_Official_name_designation|officially designated]] the "Suisei" (Comet)) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese dive bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}} mod. 33A''' designated as the '''Suisei 33 Ko ({{Annotation|彗星三三型甲|Comet, Model 33A}})''' was a stop-gap measure for the piling up [[D4Y2|Suisei 12]]s without engine due to the production shortage of the materially expensive licensed DB601 engine. Instead of going for the high-output Asuta 32 inline engine the Suisei 33 was equipped with the Kinsei 62 radial engine which had relatively high output and abundant supply. Though simply switching out the engine for a radial of roughly the same output still suffered in a decline of performance due to the aerodynamic characteristics, which kept the previous Model 12 in parallel production, which got delivered to high-priority units instead.
-The Suisei mod. 33A (Ko) majorly differs from its previous [[D4Y (Family)|D4Y]] variants by switching out the engine to a more reliable Mitsubishi Kinsei 62 radial engine and switched focus to land-based operations by removing the tail hook. On top of the increase in flight performance, the Model 33A Suisei comes with a [[Type 2 (13 mm)]], a license-produced variant of the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)]].
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]]. While the main difference of the D4Y3 compared to the D4Y1 and D4Y2 is the engine, this doesn't result in better performance, on the contrary, due to the remodeled nose and aerial cooled engine, aerodynamics are worse and result in higher drag which put it just behind the D4Y2 in peformance, while still peforming better than the D4Y1. The main benefit of this Suisei however comes with the "Ko" subvariant, which was present on all standard production D4Ys, which swapped out their rear armament from the factory standard 7.7 mm Type 92 MG to the 13 mm Type 2 HMG which will shred any foe on its tail.
 == General info ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}} Suisei''' (Comet) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese dive bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].
-The Suisei mod. 33A (Ko) majorly differs from its previous [[D4Y (Family)|D4Y]] variants by switching out the engine to a more powerful Mitsubishi Kinsei 62 radial engine and being developed for land-based operations by removing the tail hook. On top of the increase in flight performance, the Model 33A Suisei comes with a [[Type 2 (13 mm)]], a liscense produced variant of the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)]].
+The Suisei mod. 33A (Ko) majorly differs from its previous [[D4Y (Family)|D4Y]] variants by switching out the engine to a more reliable Mitsubishi Kinsei 62 radial engine and switched focus to land-based operations by removing the tail hook. On top of the increase in flight performance, the Model 33A Suisei comes with a [[Type 2 (13 mm)]], a license-produced variant of the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)]].
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 {{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
 <!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
-The D4Y3 has superior performance to the first two [[D4Y (Family)|D4Y]] aircraft, as it has a radial engine, which won't overheat in combat conditions. The radial engine also has a less pronounced radiator, resulting in less drag. The D4Y3 is a capable turner but bleeds energy easily. It is recommended to do hard turns in combat situations.
+While the D4Y3 switches out the inline ''Atsuta'' engine found on the first two [[D4Y (Family)|D4Y]] aircraft, for a radial ''Kinsei 62'' engine, it performs far better than the base model [[D4Y1]] but about on par with the improved inline ''Atsuta 32'' of the [[D4Y2]]. The radial engine won't overheat in combat conditions and also has a less pronounced radiator, resulting in less drag.
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 {{Specs-Avia-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.'' -->
-The D4Y3 ditches self-sealing fuel tanks and armour for speed and agility. As such, the D4Y3 should be treated like any other Japanese aircraft, with the utmost caution.
+The [[D4Y (Family)]] lacks self-sealing fuel tanks and armour for speed and agility. As such, the D4Y3 should be treated like any other Japanese aircraft, with the utmost caution.
 === Modifications and economy ===

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 == History ==
 {{main|D4Y (Family)#History|l1=D4Y History}}
 Nicknamed the "Judy" by allied pilots, the D4Y3 was feared by both troops on the ground and ships in the sea.
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-;Related Development
+;[[D4Y (Family)|Related development]]
 * [[D4Y1]] - Base model with a weaker inline engine (Atsuta 21)
 * [[D4Y2]] - earlier model with a stronger inline engine (Atsuta 31) and rocket payload
 == External links ==