H8K2

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H8K2
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H8K2
Japan flag.png Japan
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
3.3 3.7 3.7
Class:
Research:9 200 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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This page is about the aircraft H8K2. For the premium H8K plane, see H8K3.

Description

GarageImage H8K2.jpg


The H8K2 is a Rank II Japanese flying boat/heavy bomber with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB) and 3.7 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March".

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 6,000 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
454 445 9500 33.9 34.8 3.5 3.5 750
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 6,000 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
500 476 9500 32.1 33.0 10.5 6.4 750

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
0 450  ??? ~6.2 ~2.8
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< ??? < ??? < ??? > ???
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
 ?,??? m  ??? hp  ?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

  • 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner
  • 5mm protecting pilot from rear
  • 5mm protecting dorsal gunner
  • 5mm protecting hull fuel tanks
  • All fuel tanks are self-sealing

Armaments

Suspended armament

Main article: Type 91 Mod.2
Main articles: Type 97 No.6 (60 kg), Type 98 No.25 (250 kg), Type 99 No.80 AP (800 kg), Type No.80 Mod.1 (800 kg)
  • 2 x Type 91 Mod.2 torpedoes
  • 16 x 60 kg Navy Type 97 Number 6 bombs
  • 8 x 250 kg Navy Type 98 Number 25 bombs
  • 2 x 800 kg Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP bombs
  • 2 x 800 kg Navy Type Number 80 Model 1 bombs

Defensive armament

Main articles: Type 99 Mod.1 (20 mm), Type 92 (7.7 mm)
  • 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 navy cannon, tail turret (270 rpg)
  • 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 navy cannon, nose turret (270 rpg)
  • 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 navy cannon, 2 x beam turrets (270 rpg)
  • 2 x 7.7 mm Type 92 navy machine gun, cockpit turrets (582 rpg)
  • 1 x 7.7 mm Type 92 navy machine gun, dorsal turret (582 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Not controllable Not controllable Not controllable Separate Not controllable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair Radiator Turret 7 mm 12 in (mod30)
II Compressor Airframe New 7 mm MGs (turret)
III Wings repair Engine Turret 20 mm
IV Engine injection Cover New 20 mm cannons (turret) 14 in (mod35)

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Excellent speed for the rank
  • Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane
  • Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team
  • Incredible climb rate
  • (RB) Long Range Bomber spawn, putting it at usually around 4,500m on spawn
  • Well armoured even for a non-Japanese bomber, with armoured pilot, gunners and self-sealing tanks
  • Excellent RP and SL mods for rank 1, especially as bombs are incredibly cheap

Cons:

  • Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together
  • Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 20 mm Type 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7 mms, long reload on the cannons
  • Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull
  • High research cost of 40,000RP (more than the B7A and Ki-49 at Rank 3!)
  • Huge target

History

Widely recognized as the best maritime combat aircraft of WWII, the H8K2 was the main production model of the H8K series of bombers, making up 112 of the 167 total H8Ks of all variants. In 1938, just as its predecessor, the H6K, was entering service, the Imperial Navy ordered the development of a larger aircraft with longer range suited for solo bombing and patrol missions. The resulting H8K flying boats, entering service in February 1942, performed well until the end of the war, and were respected by allied pilots for their fearsome defensive armament. After the war, an H8K2 (one of only four which survived the war) was captured by American forces, and was eventually returned to Japan in 1979, where it remains on display to this day.

Media

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See also

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External links

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Kawanishi Aircraft Company (川西航空機)
Fighters  J6K1
N1K  N1K1-Ja · N1K2-J · N1K2-Ja
Bombers  H6K4 · H8K2 · H8K3
Hydroplane  N1K1 · E7K2

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

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