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Nakajima E8N "Dave"
The E8N was developed from the Nakajima E4N and served with the Imperial navy at the beginning of W.W.II. It's extreme vulnerability led it being quickly relegated to secondary duties


                                                          

Type: Reconnaissance Float plane
Crew: Two
Allied Code Name: Dave

Power plant:
Engine:1
Kotobuki 2 KAI 2  Air-cooled radial
630 hp

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 36 ft. 0¼ in. (10.98m)
Length: 28 ft. 10¾ in. (8.81m)
Height: 12 ft. 7¼ in. (3.84m)

Weight:
4,189 lb (1900 kg)

Performance:
 Speed: 186 mph
 Ceiling: 23,860 ft. (7270m)
Range: 559 miles (900 km)

Armament:
One 7.7mm machine gun firing forward.
One 7.7mm machine gun firing to the rear.

Can also carry:
Two 66 lb. (30 kg) of bombs carried externally.