© 1997 Joao Paulo
Julião Matsuura
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Hurricane)
Allied Code Name: "Sam"
(Scanned from René J. Francillion "Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War" - Putnam - 1979)
UNITS ALLOCATED
Has not entered service during wartime.
TECHNICAL DATA
Description: Single-seat carrier-borne or land-based fighter (A7M1, A7M2 and A7M3), or land-based interceptor fighter (A7M3-J). All-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces.
Accommodation: Pilot in enclosed cockpit.
- One Nakajima NK9K Homare 22 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 2,000 hp for take-off, and 1,570 hp at 6,850 m, driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller (A7M1).
- One Mitsubishi MK9A eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial rated at 2,200 hp for take-off, 2,070 hp at 1,000 m and 1,800 hp at 6,000 m, driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller (A7M2).
- One Mitsubishi MK9C eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial rated at 2,250 hp for take-off, 2,000 hp at 1,800 m, 1,800 hp at 5,000 m and 1,660 hp at 8,700 m, driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller (A7M3).
- One Mitsubishi [Ha-43] 11 Ru eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial rated at 2,200 hp for take-off, 2,130 hp at 6,800 m and 1,920 hp at 10,300 m, driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller (A6M6c and A6M7).
- Two wing-mounted 13.2 mm Type 3 machine-guns and two wing-mounted 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon (A7M1 and A7M2).
- Four wing-mounted 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon (A7M2).
- Six wing-mounted 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon (A7M3).
- Two fuselage-mounted oblique-firing 30 mm Type 5 cannon and four wing-mounted 30 mm Type 5 cannon (A7M3-J).
- External load: two 250 kg bombs or two 350 litre drop tanks.
