D4Y (Family)

Description

The Yokosuka D4Y was a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.

Nicknames being:

• ▅ - Suisei (彗星, Comet)
• ▃ - Judy

Vehicles

Rank II

• D4Y1 - Suisei Model 11
• D4Y2 - Suisei Model 12
• D4Y3 Ko - Suisei Model 33A (甲, Kō)

History

Development

Development of the D4Y Suisei started as the 13-Shi Carrier Dive-Bomber in the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal after the Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau which wanted a dive-bomber with two main requirements; have a larger range than enemy carrier-based planes and the ability to shake off interception fighters chasing them. The official stated requirements were as followed:

     Speed       ≥ 280 kn
 Cuising speed   ≥ 230 kn
Dive-bomb range  ≥ 800 nmi (~1,482 km).
 Bombing range   ≥ 1200 nmi (~2,222 km).
    Ordnance     = 1 x 500 kg (Type 2 No.50 Bomb)

Media

Videos

The Shooting Range #322 - Pages of History section at 04:25 discusses the D4Y Suisei.

Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal (海軍航空技術廠)
Bombers	D4Y1 · D4Y2 · D4Y3 Ko
	P1Y1 mod. 11
Jet fighters	R2Y2 Kai V1 · R2Y2 Kai V2 · R2Y2 Kai V3
Captured	␗P1Y1 mod. 11
	While the arsenal was simply known as the Naval Air Technical Arsenal and usually referred to as Kūgi-shō (Kaigun Kōkū Gijutsu-shō).
	The name Yokosuka prevailed however, even though it referred to the Arsenal's location.
See also	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (Shipyard)

Japan bombers
Navy
Carrier-based attack bomber
B5N	B5N2
B6N	B6N1 · B6N2 · B6N2a
B7A	B7A2 · B7A2 (Homare 23)
Carrier-based dive bomber
D3A	D3A1
D4Y	D4Y1 · D4Y2 · D4Y3 Ko
Shipboard Observation seaplane
F1M	F1M2
Land-based Attack bomber
G4M	G4M1
G5N	G5N1
G8N	G8N1
Flying boat
H6K	H6K4
H8K	H8K2 · H8K3
Land-based Bomber
P1Y	P1Y1
Army
Light	Ki-32
	Ki-48-II otsu
Heavy	Ki-21-Ia · Ki-21-I hei
	Ki-49-I · Ki-49-IIa · Ki-49-IIb · Ki-49-IIb/L
	Ki-67-I Ko · Ki-67-I otsu
Other countries	▅B-17E