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{{About
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|about = premium aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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{{Notice|''This page is about the premium aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''. For the other H8K plane, see [[H8K2]]''}}
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|usage = the other H8K plane
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== Description ==
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|link = H8K2
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== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left|The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' in the garage]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} premium Japanese bomber {{Battle-rating}}. This aircraft was introduced in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight performance ===
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=== Flight Performance ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 6,000 m)
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
 
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
 
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! Stock
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| ? || ? || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ???
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| 514 || 503 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 33.9 || 34.7 || 4.2 || 4.2 || rowspan="2" | 750
 
 
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! Upgraded
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| 570 || 541 || 32.1 || 33.0 || 11.4 || 7.3
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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| ? || ? || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ???
 
|-
 
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|}
 
|}
  
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==== Details ====
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====Details====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
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! colspan="5" | Features
 
! colspan="5" | Features
 
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
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! Combat flap
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! Take-off flap
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! Landing flap
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! Air brakes
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! Arrestor gear
 
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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| X || X || X || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
 
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|}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
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! colspan="7" | Limits
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! colspan="5" | Limits
 
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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! +
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! -
 
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| 560 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 402 || 379 || 260 || ~4 || ~3
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| {{Specs|разрушение|конструкции}} || {{Specs|разрушение|шасси}} || ??? || ~?? || ~?
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
 
|-
 
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
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! Rudder<br>(km/h)
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
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|-
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| < 360 || < 360 || < 360 || > 341
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| < ??? || < ??? || < ??? || > ???
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" | Compressor (RB/SB)
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! colspan="3" | Setting 1
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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| ?,??? m || ??? hp || ?,??? hp
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<!--! colspan="3" | Setting 2
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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! colspan="3" | Setting 3
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|}
  
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner, 5mm protecting pilot from rear, 5mm protecting dorsal gunner, 5mm protecting hull fuel tanks
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* No armour glazing
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* 20 mm steel plates protecting rear gunner
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* Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
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* 5 mm steel behind pilots
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* More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
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* 5 mm protecting dorsal gunner
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* All fuel tanks are self-sealing
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* 5 mm behind hull fuel tanks
 
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* Self-sealing fuel tanks (6 in mid-fuselage, 1 in each wingroot, 3 in each wing)
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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{{Specs-Economy}}
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Offensive armament ===
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=== Suspended armament ===
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{{main|MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)}}
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{{main|Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg)|Navy Type 98 Number 25 (250 kg)|Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP (800 kg)|Number 80 Mod. 1 (800 kg)}}
 
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{{main|Type 91 Model 2 (835 kg)}}
 
  
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
  
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* 2 x 835 kg Type 91 Model 2 torpedoes
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* 4 x 7.5 mm [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934]] machine guns (300 rpg = 1,200 total)
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* 16 x 60 kg Navy Type 97 Number 6 bombs (960 kg total)
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* 8 x 250 kg Navy Type 98 Number 25 bombs (2,000 kg total)
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* 2 x 800 kg Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP bombs (1,600 kg total)
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* 2 x 800 kg Number 80 Mod. 1 bombs (1,600 kg total)
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* 16x 60kg bombs
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* 8x 250kg bombs
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* 2x 800kg bombs (Navy and Army variants)
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* 2x torpedoes (mod 2 variant)
  
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''Main article:&nbsp;'''[[:Category:Suspended armaments|Bombs]]'''''-->
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=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
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{{main|Type 99 Model 1 (20 mm)|Type 92 (7.7 mm)}}
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== Usage in the battles ==
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
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===Manual Engine Control===
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* 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon, nose turret (270 rpg)
 
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* 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon, dorsal turret (450 rpg)
 
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* 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon, 2 x beam turrets (270 rpg)
 
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* 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon, tail turret (540 rpg)
 
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* 1 x 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun, 2 x cockpit turrets (582 rpg)
 
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* 1 x 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun, 2 x underwing turrets (582 rpg)
 
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* 1 x 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun, ventral turret (582 rpg)
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="7" | MEC elements
 
! colspan="7" | MEC elements
 
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! rowspan="2" | Pitch
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! rowspan="2" |Pitch
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! colspan="3" | Radiator
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! colspan="3" |Radiator
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! rowspan="2" | Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" |Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger
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! rowspan="2" |Turbocharger
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! Oil
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! Water
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! Type
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! colspan="2" | Flight performance
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! colspan="1" | Survivability
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! colspan="2" | Weaponry
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| I
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| Fuselage Repair
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| Radiator
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| II
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| Compressor
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| Airframe
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! Oil !! Water !! Type
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| III
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| Wings Repair
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| Engine
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| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Separate || Controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable
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| IV
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|  
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| Engine Injection
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| Cover
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|}
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
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* A straight improvement over the H8K2, with more speed and retractable gear
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* Incredible speed and climb, making it effectively untouchable if one climbs directly toward a base
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* Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane
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* Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team, BR means cannot fight 4.7's
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* Incredible climb rate, further increased slightly over the H8K2
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* (RB) Long Range Bomber spawn, putting it at usually around 4,500m on spawn
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* Well armoured even for a non-Japanese bomber, with armoured pilot, gunners and self-sealing tanks
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* Incredible SL modifier of 2.4 (meaning 480% when including premium vehicle modifier, 720% with premium account), the equal highest in the game
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* Good RP modifier of 1.3, comparable to the BV-238 and better than the PBM-3
  
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* '''H'''8K for Flying boat:
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'''Cons:'''
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** Bomber spawn
 
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** Landing floats
 
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*** Can capture points in Naval
 
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** Excellent combined defensive armament
 
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** 2 x [[Type 91 Model 3 (850 kg)|Type 91 Aerial Torpedo]]
 
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*** Torpedo has the highest drop speed in the game at {{Annotation|580 km/h|350 mph}} and is one of the most feared torpedoes in Naval Battles
 
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** 16 x [[Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg)|Type 97 No.6 Land Bomb (60 kg)]]
 
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*** Gets 2 x bomb racks of 8 x 60 kg bombs which can be used to hit multiple targets
 
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** 2  [[Navy Type Number 80 Model 1 (800 kg)|No.80 Land Bomb (800 kg)]]
 
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*** Heaviest bomb Japanese Navy can offer
 
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* '''H8K''' specific:
 
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** Decent defensive armament for its rank: [[Type 99 Model 1 (20 mm)|20 mm Type 99 Model 1 Cannon]]
 
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** Quite fast for its size and rank
 
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** Incredible climb rate
 
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** Decently survivable with armour and self-sealing tanks
 
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* '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
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** Improved aerodynamics due retractable landing gear
 
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*** Faster
 
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*** Better climb rate
 
  
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'''Cons:'''
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* Expensive at over 2,000 GE for a Tier 2 premium vehicle that is a modification of one already in the tree
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* Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together
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* Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7's, long reload on the cannons
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* Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull
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* Additional speed means that in dives, the H8K can rapidly approach its rip speed of ~560 km/h IAS
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* Retractable gear can make slowing down more difficult, especially with the landing flaps causing so much lift they can often stall you
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* Huge target
  
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* '''H'''8K for Flying boat:
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** Huge target
 
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** Lack of land-suitable gear
 
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*** Very unreliable to land on regular run-ways
 
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** Bombs drop in series
 
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* Common Navy plane construction:
 
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** Poor defensive armament: [[Type 99 Model 1 (20 mm)|20 mm Type 99 Model 1 Cannon]]
 
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*** Very low muzzle velocity
 
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** Poor defensive armament: [[Type 92 (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 92 MG]]
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The H8K3 was a prototype variant of the H8K2. It was modified to allow the dorsal turret and the landing floats to retract, as well as to include fowler flaps, and the blisters which housed the side guns were replaced with sliding hatches. All such changes were made in order to reduce drag and thereby increase speed (Note: None of the turret modifications are currently modeled in game). A total of only 2 were built.
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== Read also ==
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=h8k3 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
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* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
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* ''other literature.''
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* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/307704-kawanishi-h8k3/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
 
  
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{{AirManufacturer Kawanishi}}
 
 
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Revision as of 08:16, 25 March 2019

Rank VI | Premium | Golden Eagles
Chinese A-5C Pack
H8K3
h8k3.png
H8K3
Japan flag.png Japan
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
3.7 4.0 4.0
Class:
PREMIUM
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Msg-info.png This page is about the premium aircraft H8K3. For the other H8K plane, see H8K2

Description

The H8K3 in the garage


The H8K3 is a Rank II premium Japanese bomber with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March".

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 9500  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ???
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 9500  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ???

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X X X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
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0 450  ??? ~?? ~?
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
  • No armour glazing
  • Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
  • All fuel tanks are self-sealing

Armaments

Offensive armament

  • 16x 60kg bombs
  • 8x 250kg bombs
  • 2x 800kg bombs (Navy and Army variants)
  • 2x torpedoes (mod 2 variant)

      Main article: Bombs-->

Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Radiator
II Compressor Airframe
III Wings Repair Engine
IV Engine Injection Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • A straight improvement over the H8K2, with more speed and retractable gear
  • Incredible speed and climb, making it effectively untouchable if one climbs directly toward a base
  • Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane
  • Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team, BR means cannot fight 4.7's
  • Incredible climb rate, further increased slightly over the H8K2
  • (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
  • Incredible SL modifier of 2.4 (meaning 480% when including premium vehicle modifier, 720% with premium account), the equal highest in the game
  • Good RP modifier of 1.3, comparable to the BV-238 and better than the PBM-3

Cons:

  • Expensive at over 2,000 GE for a Tier 2 premium vehicle that is a modification of one already in the tree
  • Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together
  • Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7's, long reload on the cannons
  • Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull
  • Additional speed means that in dives, the H8K can rapidly approach its rip speed of ~560 km/h IAS
  • Retractable gear can make slowing down more difficult, especially with the landing flaps causing so much lift they can often stall you
  • Huge target

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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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