The Nakajima C6N Saiun was a Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War designed to meet an Imperial Japanese Navy specification for a long-range carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft drawn up in 1942. The first Nakajima C6N was flown in May 1943 before eventually entering production in early 1944. The Nakajima C6N carried a crew of three and was powered by a 1990 hp Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 18-cylinder radial piston engine which provided a top speed of 610 kmh and a range of 5310 km when fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks. Armaments consisted of a single rearward-firing 7.92 mm machine-gun on a trainable mounting. Research Nakajima C6N
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