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Aviation
B7A2
III
Rank
AB
3.7
RB
3.7
SB
4.0
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
26,000
RP
Research
38,000
SL
Purchase
Imperial Japan
Operator country
General information

The B7A2 was a carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber developed by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second World War. It was designed to replace the B6N Tenzan and the D4Y Suisei in the Navy's service. It had a mid-wing configuration with an inverted gull wing, a four-bladed propeller, and a bomb bay. It was powered by the Nakajima NK9C Homare 12 radial engine, which was expected to become the Navy's standard engine in its power range. The plane was intended to operate from the new Taihō-class carriers, which had larger deck elevators than the older carriers. The plane first flew in May 1942, but production was delayed by various problems with the engine and the airframe. Only 114 planes were built before the war ended. The plane saw limited action in the final stages of the war, mainly from land bases, and did not have much opportunity to demonstrate its potential.

The Ryusei was introduced in Update 1.37. While it looks like a rather large simple torpedo bomber, it is deceivingly manoeuvrable and fast for its vehicle class; this, however, is exchanged for a lack of armour. On top of that, it can bite back with its defensive 13 mm machine gun or engage frontally with two wing-mounted Type 99 Model 2 cannons. While technically classified as a carrier-borne torpedo bomber, it is very capable of fulfilling the roles of dive-, level-, and torpedo bombing targets. While the max tonnage of bombs doesn't increase over the previous B6N Tenzan, it can carry four additional wing-mounted 60 kg bombs next to its bomb bay that can load two 250 kg or six 60 kg bombs. The main playstyle of the B7A2 is more like an unarmoured attacker, using its arsenal of bombs and cannons on targets either in the sky, on the ground, or on the sea with the deadly precision of its gyrostabilized dive-bomber sight.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 6,550 m 565523593542 km/h
Rate of Climb 10.47157 m/s
Turn time 2829.427.128.9 s
Max altitude 8,260 m
Takeoff Run 270 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 2 persons
Gross weight 5.8 t
Engine Nakajima Homare 12
Length 11.5 m
Wingspan 14.4 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 680 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 280 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 350 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon
Ammunition 400 rounds
Fire rate 490 shots/min

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Defensive armament
Turret — 13 mm Type 2 machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Fire rate 936 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 10 × 60 kg Navy Type 97 Number 6 ground bomb
Setup 2 4 × 60 kg Navy Type 97 Number 6 ground bomb
2 × 250 kg Navy Type 98 Number 25 bomb
Setup 3 800 kg Number 80 Mod. 1 bomb
Setup 4 Type 91 Model 3 torpedo (850 kg)
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,202 → 1,530 SL
RB 2,237 → 2,848 SL
SB 4,455 → 5,671 SL
Crew training 22,000 SL
Experts 76,000 SL
Aces 500 GE
Research Aces 320,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
80 / 170 / 290 % SL
142 % RP
Total cost of modifications 24,500 RP
44,300 SL
Talisman cost 1,100 GE


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