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Mitsubishi H8K "Emily"
Designed in response to a 1938 specification for a replacement for the Kawanishi H6K, the result was the H8K. Comprising the single greatest leap in flying boat technology, the H8K was the most advanced flying boat of W.W.II and for many years after the war.
In service 24-hour long patrols were typical. In fact, their first sortie was to have been a bombing raid on Oahu, Hawaii, with a stop for refueling by submarine. The mission was aborted due to bad weather over the target area.
Type: Reconnaissance and attack flying boat
Allied Code Name: Emily
Power plant:
Engines:4
Mitsubishi Kasei 22 14-cylinder two-row radial engine.
1,850 hp
Dimensions:
Wing Span: 38m (124 ft. 8 in.)
Length: 28.1m (92 ft. 3.5 in.)
Height: 9.15m (30 ft. 0.25 in.)
Weight:
32,500 kg (71,650 LB)
Performance:
Speed : 454 km/h (282 mph)
Service Ceiling: 8,770m (28,800 ft.)
Range: 4800 km (3,000 miles)
Armament:
Five 20 mm cannon in power driven turrets in nose,
dorsal & tail turrets.
Three 7.7mm machine guns manually aimed from beam
and ventral rear windows.
Bomb Load:
Racks under inner wings for two torpedoes or other
ordnance up to 4,410 lb. (2000 kg)